How Many People Are Named Josselin?
An estimated 840 people in the United States have the first name Josselin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Josselin peaked in popularity in 2007 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josselin 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 Josselin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
840
About 1 in 408,041 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2007
64 births
Total Registered
852
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josselin
Josselin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 852 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Josselin as a female name
Ranked #6,479 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (64 births)
Josselin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josselin span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 402 babies were registered. Josselin has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Josselin by Decade
How has Josselin 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.
Josselin by State
Birth registrations for Josselin span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in New Jersey, Georgia, Texas. On average, about 54 Josselins were registered per state.
Josselin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Josselin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Josselin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josselin?
We estimate approximately 840 people named Josselin 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 408,041 Americans share this first name.
Is Josselin a common name?
Josselin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 852 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josselin most popular?
Josselin reached peak popularity in 2007, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josselin is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josselin a female name?
Josselin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josselin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josselin Smith, Josselin Johnson, Josselin 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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