How Many People Are Named Josalyn?
An estimated 2,057 people in the United States have the first name Josalyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Josalyn peaked in popularity in 2009 with 113 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josalyn 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 Josalyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,057
About 1 in 166,628 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2009
113 births
Total Registered
2,113
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josalyn
Josalyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,113 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Josalyn as a female name
Ranked #8,649 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (113 births)
Josalyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josalyn span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 820 babies were registered. Josalyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Josalyn by Decade
How has Josalyn 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.
Josalyn by State
Birth registrations for Josalyn span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Missouri, Iowa, Alabama. On average, about 27 Josalyns were registered per state.
Josalyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Josalyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Josalyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josalyn?
We estimate approximately 2,057 people named Josalyn 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 166,628 Americans share this first name.
Is Josalyn a common name?
Josalyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,113 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josalyn most popular?
Josalyn reached peak popularity in 2009, when 113 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josalyn is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josalyn a female name?
Josalyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josalyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josalyn Smith, Josalyn Johnson, Josalyn 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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