How Many People Are Named Joselyn?
An estimated 17,655 people in the United States have the first name Joselyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Joselyn peaked in popularity in 2007 with 1,577 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joselyn 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 Joselyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
17,655
About 1 in 19,414 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
1,577 births
Total Registered
18,072
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joselyn
Joselyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 18,072 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Joselyn as a male name
Ranked #9,418 in 1993
5 male births in 1993
Peak: 1993 (5 births)
Joselyn as a female name
Ranked #1,205 in 2024
196 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (1,577 births)
Joselyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joselyn span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 8,124 babies were registered. Joselyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joselyn by Decade
How has Joselyn 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.
Joselyn by State
Birth registrations for Joselyn span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Dakota, Delaware, West Virginia. On average, about 364 Joselyns were registered per state.
Joselyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joselyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Joselyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joselyn?
We estimate approximately 17,655 people named Joselyn 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 19,414 Americans share this first name.
Is Joselyn a common name?
Joselyn is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18,072 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joselyn most popular?
Joselyn reached peak popularity in 2007, when 1,577 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joselyn is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joselyn a female name?
Joselyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joselyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joselyn Smith, Joselyn Johnson, Joselyn 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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