Is Joycelyn a boy or girl name?
Joycelyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 0 boys were named Joycelyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,605 US babies named Joycelyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,651
- Babies named Joycelyn since 1916
- 6,605
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 156 babies
Boys and girls named Joycelyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 326 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 749 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 736 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,128 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 896 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 575 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 614 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 664 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 491 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 299 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 101 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,651 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,525 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,969 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,644 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,556 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,818 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,931 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,105 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,207 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,431 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,091 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,584 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,173 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,127 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,345 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,411 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,550 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,405 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,447 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,071 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,210 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,036 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,336 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,613 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,713 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,632 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,209 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,355 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,894 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,914 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,807 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,882 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,742 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,270 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,707 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,565 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,108 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,825 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,843 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,467 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,614 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,860 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,994 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,875 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,989 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,846 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,745 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,688 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,661 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,760 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,074 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,602 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,433 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,412 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,165 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,081 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,224 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,107 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,051 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,167 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,294 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,141 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,064 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,223 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,084 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,098 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 125 | #915 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 149 | #814 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 156 | #765 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 108 | #930 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 108 | #905 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 105 | #902 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 99 | #922 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 89 | #951 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 83 | #989 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 79 | #981 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 81 | #981 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 77 | #949 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 69 | #909 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,112 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 66 | #982 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 78 | #878 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 86 | #781 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 67 | #870 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 68 | #853 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 75 | #816 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 84 | #743 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 78 | #765 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 91 | #708 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 71 | #799 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 76 | #758 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 59 | #919 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 79 | #754 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 68 | #872 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 56 | #963 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,044 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,030 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,189 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,430 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,736 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,057 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,226 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,562 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,809 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,628 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,911 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,729 |
Highest rank
Joycelyn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #708 in 1935. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Joycelyn
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.