How Many People Are Named Joscelyn?
An estimated 2,044 people in the United States have the first name Joscelyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Joscelyn peaked in popularity in 2007 with 117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joscelyn 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 Joscelyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,044
About 1 in 167,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2007
117 births
Total Registered
2,114
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joscelyn
Joscelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,114 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Joscelyn as a female name
Ranked #9,836 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (117 births)
Joscelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joscelyn span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 807 babies were registered. Joscelyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joscelyn by Decade
How has Joscelyn 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.
Joscelyn by State
Birth registrations for Joscelyn span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Iowa, Wisconsin. On average, about 46 Joscelyns were registered per state.
Joscelyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joscelyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Joscelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joscelyn?
We estimate approximately 2,044 people named Joscelyn 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 167,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Joscelyn a common name?
Joscelyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,114 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joscelyn most popular?
Joscelyn reached peak popularity in 2007, when 117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joscelyn is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joscelyn a female name?
Joscelyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joscelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joscelyn Smith, Joscelyn Johnson, Joscelyn 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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