Joselyn is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Joselyn means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Joselyn across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Joselyn has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Joselyn is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “member of the Gaut tribe”. A variant of Jocelyn, from a medieval masculine name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 18,219 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 87 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Joselyn per year, United States (1933 to 2025). United States peaked in 2007 (1,577/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2004 (9/yr).
Joselyn has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2007, when it ranked #458 nationally (given to 1,581 babies that year).
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