How Many People Are Named Jocelin Johnson?

There are approximately 16 people named Jocelin Johnson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jocelin with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Johnson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 21,422,146 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Jocelin

Last Name

Johnson

Est. Bearers 2,130,885

Census Rank #2

Per 100K 621.69

Rarity Very Common

Jocelin: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jocelin. The peak year was 2007 with 180 births. The average person named Jocelin today is 24 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Jocelin

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jocelin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (73.37%). The next largest recorded groups were White (13.40%) and Black (8.25%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Jocelin in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Jocelin rose or fell over time.

White

13.40%

Black

8.25%

Hispanic

73.37%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.28%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.37%

Two or More Races

1.33%

Ancestry of the Johnson Surname

The surname Johnson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Johnson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

56.79%

Black

33.56%

Hispanic

3.34%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.71%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.88%

Two or More Races

4.72%

How we calculated this

The first name "Jocelin" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Johnson" appears at a rate of 621.69 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Jocelin are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 16 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Jocelin

Jocelin Smith Jocelin Williams Jocelin Brown Jocelin Jones Jocelin Garcia

Other people with the surname Johnson

Michael Johnson James Johnson John Johnson David Johnson Robert Johnson William Johnson Christopher Johnson Joseph Johnson

Jocelin Johnson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jocelin Johnson?

We estimate approximately 16 people named Jocelin Johnson are alive in the United States today. The first name Jocelin is shared by 2,543 Americans, and the surname Johnson is shared by 2,130,885.

How rare is the name Jocelin Johnson?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans. The first name Jocelin is rare and the surname Johnson is very common.

Is Jocelin a male or female name?

Jocelin is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2007 and the average bearer today is 24 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Jocelin?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jocelin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (73.37%). The next largest recorded groups were White (13.40%) and Black (8.25%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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