How Many People Are Named Jocelin?
An estimated 2,543 people in the United States have the first name Jocelin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Jocelin peaked in popularity in 2007 with 180 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jocelin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jocelin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,543
About 1 in 134,783 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2007
180 births
Total Registered
2,604
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jocelin
Jocelin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,604 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jocelin as a female name
Ranked #14,212 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (180 births)
Jocelin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jocelin span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,208 babies were registered. Jocelin has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jocelin by Decade
How has Jocelin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jocelin by State
Birth registrations for Jocelin span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Oregon. On average, about 83 Jocelins were registered per state.
Jocelin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jocelin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jocelin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jocelin?
We estimate approximately 2,543 people named Jocelin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 134,783 Americans share this first name.
Is Jocelin a common name?
Jocelin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,604 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jocelin most popular?
Jocelin reached peak popularity in 2007, when 180 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jocelin is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jocelin a female name?
Jocelin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jocelin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jocelin Smith, Jocelin Johnson, Jocelin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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