How Many People Are Named Jocelyne?
An estimated 4,078 people in the United States have the first name Jocelyne. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Jocelyne peaked in popularity in 1996 with 461 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jocelyne 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 Jocelyne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,078
About 1 in 84,050 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1996
461 births
Total Registered
4,217
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jocelyne
Jocelyne is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,217 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jocelyne as a female name
Ranked #10,611 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (461 births)
Jocelyne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jocelyne span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,949 babies were registered. Jocelyne has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jocelyne by Decade
How has Jocelyne 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.
Jocelyne by State
Birth registrations for Jocelyne span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Utah, New Jersey, North Carolina. On average, about 226 Jocelynes were registered per state.
Jocelyne + Last Name Combinations
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Jocelyne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jocelyne?
We estimate approximately 4,078 people named Jocelyne 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 84,050 Americans share this first name.
Is Jocelyne a common name?
Jocelyne is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,217 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jocelyne most popular?
Jocelyne reached peak popularity in 1996, when 461 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jocelyne is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jocelyne a female name?
Jocelyne is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jocelyne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jocelyne Smith, Jocelyne Johnson, Jocelyne 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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