Josalyn is an uncommon variant of Jocelyn that peaked in 2009 and has since faded.
Josalyn is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,490 for girl births in the United States (and #20,945 across all names), given to 7 babies. Josalyn was first reported in SSA data in 1951 and peaked in 2009 (113 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,490 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #8,677 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #10,699 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #6,840 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | #5,844 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #9,866 |
| 2019 | 31 | 31 | #4,486 |
| 2018 | 38 | 38 | #3,886 |
| 2017 | 45 | 45 | #3,454 |
| 2016 | 44 | 44 | #3,554 |
| 2015 | 50 | 50 | #3,274 |
| 2014 | 41 | 41 | #3,749 |
| 2013 | 62 | 62 | #2,787 |
| 2012 | 78 | 78 | #2,385 |
| 2011 | 87 | 87 | #2,181 |
| 2010 | 105 | 105 | #1,917 |
| 2009 | 113 | 113 | #1,870 |
| 2008 | 106 | 106 | #1,983 |
| 2007 | 101 | 101 | #2,027 |
| 2006 | 81 | 81 | #2,335 |
| 2005 | 97 | 97 | #1,974 |
| 2004 | 76 | 76 | #2,298 |
| 2003 | 72 | 72 | #2,331 |
| 2002 | 81 | 81 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 52 | 52 | #2,826 |
| 2000 | 41 | 41 | #3,299 |
| 1999 | 34 | 34 | #3,598 |
| 1998 | 26 | 26 | #4,291 |
| 1997 | 26 | — | #4,173 |
| 1996 | 34 | — | #3,387 |
| 1995 | 29 | — | #3,713 |
| 1994 | 35 | — | #3,262 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | #4,308 |
| 1992 | 29 | — | #3,721 |
| 1991 | 29 | — | #3,662 |
| 1990 | 52 | — | #2,383 |
| 1989 | 29 | — | #3,515 |
| 1988 | 20 | — | #4,385 |
| 1987 | 21 | — | #4,045 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #4,827 |
| 1985 | 18 | — | #4,345 |
| 1984 | 23 | — | #3,559 |
| 1983 | 21 | — | #3,737 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #4,797 |
| 1981 | 28 | — | #3,102 |
| 1980 | 16 | — | #4,609 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | #4,113 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | #3,434 |
| 1977 | 26 | — | #3,035 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #9,908 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,674 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,847 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,227 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #7,012 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,378 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,249 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #5,331 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #4,586 |