How Many People Are Named Josslyn?
An estimated 2,131 people in the United States have the first name Josslyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Josslyn peaked in popularity in 2011 with 179 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josslyn 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 Josslyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Josslyn is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,131
About 1 in 160,842 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2011
179 births
Total Registered
2,156
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josslyn
Josslyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,156 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Josslyn as a female name
Ranked #4,505 in 2024
31 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (179 births)
Josslyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josslyn span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,217 babies were registered. Josslyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Josslyn by Decade
How has Josslyn 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.
Josslyn by State
Birth registrations for Josslyn span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Nebraska, Minnesota, Colorado. On average, about 36 Josslyns were registered per state.
Josslyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Josslyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Josslyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josslyn?
We estimate approximately 2,131 people named Josslyn 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 160,842 Americans share this first name.
Is Josslyn a common name?
Josslyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,156 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josslyn most popular?
Josslyn reached peak popularity in 2011, when 179 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josslyn is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josslyn a female name?
Josslyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josslyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josslyn Smith, Josslyn Johnson, Josslyn 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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