Joslyn is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Joslyn means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Joslyn across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Joslyn has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Joslyn is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “member of the Gauts tribe”. A variant of Jocelyn, from a Germanic tribal name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,255 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 34 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 Joslyn per year, United States (1930 to 2025). United States peaked in 2010 (461/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (5/yr).
Joslyn is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2010, when it ranked #1,193 nationally (given to 461 babies that year).
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