How Many People Are Named Joelyn?
An estimated 607 people in the United States have the first name Joelyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Joelyn peaked in popularity in 1951 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joelyn 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 Joelyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
607
About 1 in 564,669 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1951
30 births
Total Registered
735
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joelyn
Joelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 735 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Joelyn as a female name
Ranked #11,577 in 2021
8 female births in 2021
Peak: 1951 (30 births)
Joelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joelyn span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 165 babies were registered. Joelyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joelyn by Decade
How has Joelyn 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.
Joelyn by State
Joelyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joelyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joelyn
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joelyn?
We estimate approximately 607 people named Joelyn 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 564,669 Americans share this first name.
Is Joelyn a common name?
Joelyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 735 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joelyn most popular?
Joelyn reached peak popularity in 1951, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joelyn is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joelyn a female name?
Joelyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joelyn Smith, Joelyn Johnson, Joelyn 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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