Jocelyn is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 2007 and has since faded.
Jocelyn is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #393 for girl births in the United States (and #812 across all names), given to 788 babies. Jocelyn first appears in 1900 and peaked in 2007 (5,293 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 788 | 788 | #393 | — |
| 2024 | 813 | 813 | #389 | — |
| 2023 | 890 | 890 | #346 | — |
| 2022 | 1,017 | 1,017 | #315 | — |
| 2021 | 1,093 | 1,093 | #293 | — |
| 2020 | 1,147 | 1,147 | #269 | — |
| 2019 | 1,520 | 1,520 | #200 | — |
| 2018 | 1,560 | 1,560 | #196 | — |
| 2017 | 1,843 | 1,843 | #163 | — |
| 2016 | 2,111 | 2,111 | #147 | #11,370 |
| 2015 | 2,453 | 2,453 | #133 | — |
| 2014 | 2,764 | 2,764 | #115 | — |
| 2013 | 3,152 | 3,152 | #99 | — |
| 2012 | 3,237 | 3,237 | #93 | #13,159 |
| 2011 | 3,731 | 3,731 | #71 | — |
| 2010 | 3,997 | 3,997 | #65 | — |
| 2009 | 4,128 | 4,128 | #71 | #7,980 |
| 2008 | 4,380 | 4,385 | #67 | #9,398 |
| 2007 | 5,304 | 5,304 | #50 | #7,329 |
| 2006 | 4,376 | 4,376 | #73 | #11,287 |
| 2005 | 3,697 | 3,705 | #87 | #5,150 |
| 2004 | 3,759 | 3,766 | #85 | #5,117 |
| 2003 | 3,724 | 3,734 | #87 | #10,181 |
| 2002 | 3,527 | 3,538 | #92 | #9,984 |
| 2001 | 2,833 | 2,841 | #123 | #9,857 |
| 2000 | 2,756 | 2,771 | #122 | #6,557 |
| 1999 | 2,489 | 2,497 | #132 | #5,478 |
| 1998 | 2,595 | 2,608 | #128 | #5,291 |
| 1997 | 2,631 | — | #122 | #5,851 |
| 1996 | 2,518 | — | #127 | #6,227 |
| 1995 | 2,206 | — | #148 | #4,648 |
| 1994 | 2,070 | — | #157 | #5,262 |
| 1993 | 1,948 | — | #162 | #3,091 |
| 1992 | 1,859 | — | #164 | #3,833 |
| 1991 | 1,365 | — | #215 | #5,280 |
| 1990 | 1,326 | — | #217 | #6,103 |
| 1989 | 1,097 | — | #247 | #3,528 |
| 1988 | 1,119 | — | #238 | #3,434 |
| 1987 | 986 | — | #260 | #5,763 |
| 1986 | 858 | — | #292 | #5,616 |
| 1985 | 879 | — | #287 | #4,196 |
| 1984 | 875 | — | #277 | #5,941 |
| 1983 | 729 | — | #321 | #5,842 |
| 1982 | 752 | — | #327 | #3,806 |
| 1981 | 816 | — | #299 | #5,186 |
| 1980 | 766 | — | #318 | #6,717 |
| 1979 | 734 | — | #324 | #3,254 |
| 1978 | 834 | — | #279 | #4,776 |
| 1977 | 945 | — | #267 | #4,840 |
| 1976 | 424 | — | #455 | — |
| 1975 | 405 | — | #468 | #5,868 |
| 1974 | 389 | — | #462 | — |
| 1973 | 356 | — | #493 | — |
| 1972 | 351 | — | #501 | — |
| 1971 | 396 | — | #486 | — |
| 1970 | 413 | — | #484 | — |
| 1969 | 390 | — | #493 | — |
| 1968 | 324 | — | #530 | — |
| 1967 | 260 | — | #593 | — |
| 1966 | 297 | — | #550 | — |
| 1965 | 292 | — | #557 | — |
| 1964 | 262 | — | #625 | — |
| 1963 | 267 | — | #618 | — |
| 1962 | 222 | — | #692 | — |
| 1961 | 223 | — | #703 | — |
| 1960 | 228 | — | #674 | — |
| 1959 | 241 | — | #642 | — |
| 1958 | 306 | — | #559 | — |
| 1957 | 353 | — | #507 | — |
| 1956 | 404 | — | #459 | — |
| 1955 | 383 | — | #463 | — |
| 1954 | 304 | — | #508 | — |
| 1953 | 308 | — | #497 | — |
| 1952 | 255 | — | #535 | — |
| 1951 | 276 | — | #493 | — |
| 1950 | 136 | — | #739 | — |
| 1949 | 97 | — | #900 | — |
| 1948 | 79 | — | #980 | — |
| 1947 | 72 | — | #1,053 | — |
| 1946 | 70 | — | #1,009 | — |
| 1945 | 72 | — | #890 | — |
| 1944 | 47 | — | #1,149 | — |
| 1943 | 73 | — | #910 | — |
| 1942 | 62 | — | #994 | — |
| 1941 | 60 | — | #951 | — |
| 1940 | 56 | — | #961 | — |
| 1939 | 73 | — | #805 | — |
| 1938 | 44 | — | #1,081 | — |
| 1937 | 50 | — | #996 | — |
| 1936 | 72 | — | #798 | — |
| 1935 | 51 | — | #968 | — |
| 1934 | 75 | — | #777 | — |
| 1933 | 63 | — | #846 | — |
| 1932 | 62 | — | #893 | — |
| 1931 | 85 | — | #730 | — |
| 1930 | 67 | — | #887 | — |
| 1929 | 80 | — | #783 | — |
| 1928 | 64 | — | #931 | — |
| 1927 | 63 | — | #957 | — |
| 1926 | 45 | — | #1,140 | — |
| 1925 | 48 | — | #1,112 | — |
| 1924 | 44 | — | #1,194 | — |
| 1923 | 46 | — | #1,135 | — |
| 1922 | 24 | — | #1,755 | — |
| 1921 | 33 | — | #1,420 | — |
| 1920 | 25 | — | #1,680 | — |
| 1919 | 23 | — | #1,718 | — |
| 1918 | 20 | — | #1,921 | — |
| 1917 | 27 | — | #1,452 | — |
| 1916 | 24 | — | #1,559 | — |
| 1915 | 11 | — | #2,616 | — |
| 1914 | 10 | — | #2,343 | — |
| 1913 | 9 | — | #2,235 | — |
| 1912 | 8 | — | #2,245 | — |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #2,664 | — |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #2,592 | — |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,829 | — |