Is Jocelyn a boy or girl name?
Jocelyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 808 girls and 0 boys were named Jocelyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 112,609 US babies named Jocelyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #389
- Babies named Jocelyn since 1900
- 112,609
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 5,304 babies
Boys and girls named Jocelyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 142 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 472 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 642 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 688 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,966 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,765 | 100% |
| 1970s | 32 | 5,215 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 91 | 8,787 | 99% |
| 1990s | 123 | 20,882 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 95 | 38,387 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 11 | 26,354 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,951 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 808 | #389 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 890 | #346 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,015 | #315 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,092 | #292 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,146 | #269 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,520 | #200 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,560 | #195 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,843 | #163 |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,368 | 2,105 | #147 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 2,453 | #133 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 2,763 | #115 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 3,151 | #99 |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,156 | 3,232 | #93 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 3,731 | #71 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 3,996 | #65 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,977 | 4,117 | #71 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,398 | 4,372 | #67 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,329 | 5,293 | #50 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,286 | 4,370 | #73 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,149 | 3,681 | #87 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,114 | 3,743 | #85 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,182 | 3,718 | #87 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,984 | 3,521 | #92 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,857 | 2,827 | #123 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,556 | 2,745 | #122 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,478 | 2,477 | #132 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,289 | 2,583 | #128 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,851 | 2,621 | #122 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,226 | 2,509 | #127 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,648 | 2,193 | #148 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,262 | 2,058 | #157 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,091 | 1,926 | #162 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,833 | 1,843 | #164 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,279 | 1,355 | #215 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,103 | 1,317 | #217 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,383 | 1,081 | #247 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,434 | 1,104 | #238 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,763 | 979 | #260 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,616 | 851 | #292 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,194 | 869 | #287 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,940 | 869 | #277 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,842 | 723 | #322 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,806 | 741 | #327 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,185 | 809 | #299 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,718 | 761 | #318 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,254 | 721 | #324 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,776 | 827 | #279 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,839 | 938 | #267 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 424 | #455 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,868 | 400 | #468 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 389 | #463 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 356 | #493 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 351 | #501 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 396 | #486 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 413 | #484 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 390 | #493 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 324 | #529 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 260 | #593 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 297 | #550 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 292 | #557 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 262 | #625 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 267 | #618 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 222 | #692 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 223 | #703 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 228 | #674 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 241 | #642 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 306 | #559 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 353 | #507 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 404 | #459 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 383 | #463 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 304 | #508 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 308 | #497 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 255 | #535 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 276 | #493 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 136 | #739 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 97 | #900 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 79 | #980 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,053 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,009 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 72 | #890 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,149 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 73 | #910 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 62 | #994 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 60 | #951 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 56 | #961 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 73 | #805 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,081 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 50 | #996 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 72 | #798 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 51 | #968 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 75 | #777 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 63 | #846 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 62 | #893 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 85 | #730 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 67 | #887 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 80 | #783 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 64 | #931 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 63 | #957 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,140 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,112 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,194 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,135 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,755 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,420 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,680 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,718 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,921 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,452 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,559 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,616 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,343 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,235 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,245 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,664 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,592 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,829 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jocelyn reached #3,091 in 1993. As a girl name, it reached #50 in 2007. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jocelyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.