Joycelyn is an uncommon variant of Jocelyn that peaked in 1955 and has since faded.
Joycelyn is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,971 for girl births in the United States (and #12,051 across all names), given to 16 babies. Joycelyn first appears in 1916 and peaked in 1955 (156 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | #6,971 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #8,172 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | #6,532 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | #4,973 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | #5,647 |
| 2020 | 22 | 22 | #5,557 |
| 2019 | 39 | 39 | #3,822 |
| 2018 | 27 | 27 | #4,935 |
| 2017 | 36 | 36 | #4,105 |
| 2016 | 26 | 26 | #5,208 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #7,431 |
| 2014 | 27 | 27 | #5,093 |
| 2013 | 31 | 31 | #4,584 |
| 2012 | 36 | 36 | #4,173 |
| 2011 | 27 | 27 | #5,128 |
| 2010 | 34 | 34 | #4,346 |
| 2009 | 34 | 34 | #4,413 |
| 2008 | 46 | 46 | #3,550 |
| 2007 | 49 | 49 | #3,405 |
| 2006 | 76 | 76 | #2,448 |
| 2005 | 52 | 52 | #3,071 |
| 2004 | 42 | 42 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 46 | 46 | #3,210 |
| 2002 | 48 | 48 | #3,036 |
| 2001 | 41 | 41 | #3,336 |
| 2000 | 57 | 57 | #2,613 |
| 1999 | 51 | 51 | #2,714 |
| 1998 | 52 | 52 | #2,632 |
| 1997 | 62 | — | #2,210 |
| 1996 | 56 | — | #2,355 |
| 1995 | 74 | — | #1,894 |
| 1994 | 74 | — | #1,914 |
| 1993 | 81 | — | #1,808 |
| 1992 | 75 | — | #1,882 |
| 1991 | 83 | — | #1,742 |
| 1990 | 56 | — | #2,270 |
| 1989 | 80 | — | #1,707 |
| 1988 | 42 | — | #2,565 |
| 1987 | 52 | — | #2,108 |
| 1986 | 62 | — | #1,825 |
| 1985 | 61 | — | #1,843 |
| 1984 | 79 | — | #1,467 |
| 1983 | 69 | — | #1,614 |
| 1982 | 58 | — | #1,860 |
| 1981 | 53 | — | #1,994 |
| 1980 | 58 | — | #1,875 |
| 1979 | 52 | — | #1,989 |
| 1978 | 54 | — | #1,846 |
| 1977 | 59 | — | #1,745 |
| 1976 | 58 | — | #1,688 |
| 1975 | 58 | — | #1,660 |
| 1974 | 51 | — | #1,760 |
| 1973 | 39 | — | #2,074 |
| 1972 | 57 | — | #1,602 |
| 1971 | 73 | — | #1,433 |
| 1970 | 74 | — | #1,411 |
| 1969 | 93 | — | #1,157 |
| 1968 | 96 | — | #1,085 |
| 1967 | 76 | — | #1,224 |
| 1966 | 91 | — | #1,107 |
| 1965 | 100 | — | #1,051 |
| 1964 | 89 | — | #1,167 |
| 1963 | 73 | — | #1,294 |
| 1962 | 92 | — | #1,140 |
| 1961 | 106 | — | #1,064 |
| 1960 | 80 | — | #1,223 |
| 1959 | 97 | — | #1,083 |
| 1958 | 92 | — | #1,098 |
| 1957 | 125 | — | #915 |
| 1956 | 149 | — | #814 |
| 1955 | 156 | — | #765 |
| 1954 | 108 | — | #930 |
| 1953 | 108 | — | #905 |
| 1952 | 105 | — | #902 |
| 1951 | 99 | — | #922 |
| 1950 | 89 | — | #951 |
| 1949 | 83 | — | #988 |
| 1948 | 79 | — | #981 |
| 1947 | 81 | — | #981 |
| 1946 | 77 | — | #949 |
| 1945 | 69 | — | #909 |
| 1944 | 50 | — | #1,112 |
| 1943 | 66 | — | #981 |
| 1942 | 78 | — | #878 |
| 1941 | 86 | — | #781 |
| 1940 | 67 | — | #870 |
| 1939 | 67 | — | #859 |
| 1938 | 75 | — | #817 |
| 1937 | 85 | — | #736 |
| 1936 | 78 | — | #765 |
| 1935 | 91 | — | #708 |
| 1934 | 71 | — | #799 |
| 1933 | 76 | — | #758 |
| 1932 | 59 | — | #919 |
| 1931 | 79 | — | #754 |
| 1930 | 68 | — | #872 |
| 1929 | 56 | — | #963 |
| 1928 | 52 | — | #1,044 |
| 1927 | 56 | — | #1,030 |
| 1926 | 42 | — | #1,189 |
| 1925 | 33 | — | #1,430 |
| 1924 | 25 | — | #1,736 |
| 1923 | 19 | — | #2,057 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | #2,226 |
| 1921 | 14 | — | #2,562 |
| 1920 | 12 | — | #2,809 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | #3,628 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | #2,911 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,729 |