How Many People Are Named Josselyn?
An estimated 3,256 people in the United States have the first name Josselyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Josselyn peaked in popularity in 2007 with 257 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josselyn 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 Josselyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,256
About 1 in 105,269 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2007
257 births
Total Registered
3,306
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josselyn
Josselyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,306 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Josselyn as a female name
Ranked #3,237 in 2024
49 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (257 births)
Josselyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josselyn span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,303 babies were registered. Josselyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Josselyn by Decade
How has Josselyn 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.
Josselyn by State
Birth registrations for Josselyn span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Nebraska. On average, about 90 Josselyns were registered per state.
Josselyn + Last Name Combinations
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Josselyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josselyn?
We estimate approximately 3,256 people named Josselyn 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 105,269 Americans share this first name.
Is Josselyn a common name?
Josselyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,306 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josselyn most popular?
Josselyn reached peak popularity in 2007, when 257 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josselyn is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josselyn a female name?
Josselyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josselyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josselyn Smith, Josselyn Johnson, Josselyn 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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