How Many People Are Named Joycelyn?
An estimated 4,609 people in the United States have the first name Joycelyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Joycelyn peaked in popularity in 1955 with 156 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joycelyn 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 Joycelyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,609
About 1 in 74,366 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1955
156 births
Total Registered
6,605
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joycelyn
Joycelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,605 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Joycelyn as a female name
Ranked #8,651 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1955 (156 births)
Joycelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joycelyn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,128 babies were registered. Joycelyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joycelyn by Decade
How has Joycelyn 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.
Joycelyn by State
Birth registrations for Joycelyn span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Texas, California. The lowest are in South Carolina, Indiana, Virginia. On average, about 156 Joycelyns were registered per state.
Joycelyn + Last Name Combinations
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Joycelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joycelyn?
We estimate approximately 4,609 people named Joycelyn 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 74,366 Americans share this first name.
Is Joycelyn a common name?
Joycelyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,605 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joycelyn most popular?
Joycelyn reached peak popularity in 1955, when 156 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joycelyn is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joycelyn a female name?
Joycelyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joycelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joycelyn Smith, Joycelyn Johnson, Joycelyn 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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