Jocelyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOS-lin
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,961 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #393 for girls
Jocelyn is a girls' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,961st for girls in the UK (15 babies) and 393rd for girls in the US (788 babies).
What does Jocelyn mean?
Germanic: Norman name, originally masculine
Originally a man's name brought to England by the Normans, later used mainly for girls.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jocelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jocelyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls in the UK and 788 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jocelyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,961st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were named Jocelyn, making it the 1,961st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 862nd. Its busiest year was 2005, with 77 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Jocelyn since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Jocelyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales.
Jocelyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,961 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,356 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,451 |
| 2022 | 33 | #1,091 |
| 2021 | 33 | #1,109 |
| 2020 | 45 | #862 |
| 2019 | 37 | #1,025 |
| 2018 | 46 | #875 |
| 2017 | 54 | #799 |
| 2016 | 54 | #786 |
| 2015 | 50 | #830 |
| 2014 | 48 | #866 |
| 2013 | 49 | #829 |
| 2012 | 35 | #1,078 |
| 2011 | 53 | #764 |
| 2010 | 45 | #853 |
| 2009 | 49 | #797 |
| 2008 | 48 | #784 |
| 2007 | 52 | #714 |
| 2006 | 72 | #550 |
| 2005 | 77 | #507 |
| 2004 | 34 | #866 |
| 2003 | 29 | #936 |
| 2002 | 32 | #829 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,261 |
| 2000 | 27 | #898 |
| 1999 | 28 | #861 |
| 1998 | 24 | #981 |
| 1997 | 31 | #822 |
| 1996 | 22 | #988 |
How popular is Jocelyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 393rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 788 about 1 in 2,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 788 girls in the US were named Jocelyn, making it the 393rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 269th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 5,293 girls. It first appears in the records in 1900.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 18 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Jocelyn than any year since 1983.
Half of all the girls named Jocelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 873 girls in the US were given Jocelyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #378, up from #393 for this spelling alone.
- Jocelyn 788
- Jocelynn 85
Jocelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 788 | #393 |
| 2024 | 813 | #389 |
| 2023 | 890 | #346 |
| 2022 | 1,017 | #315 |
| 2021 | 1,093 | #292 |
| 2020 | 1,147 | #269 |
| 2019 | 1,520 | #200 |
| 2018 | 1,560 | #195 |
| 2017 | 1,843 | #163 |
| 2016 | 2,105 | #147 |
| 2015 | 2,453 | #133 |
| 2014 | 2,764 | #115 |
| 2013 | 3,152 | #99 |
| 2012 | 3,232 | #93 |
| 2011 | 3,731 | #71 |
| 2010 | 3,997 | #65 |
| 2009 | 4,118 | #71 |
| 2008 | 4,372 | #67 |
| 2007 | 5,293 | #50 |
| 2006 | 4,370 | #73 |
| 2005 | 3,681 | #87 |
| 2004 | 3,743 | #85 |
| 2003 | 3,718 | #87 |
| 2002 | 3,521 | #92 |
| 2001 | 2,827 | #123 |
| 2000 | 2,746 | #122 |
| 1999 | 2,477 | #132 |
| 1998 | 2,583 | #128 |
| 1997 | 2,621 | #122 |
| 1996 | 2,509 | #127 |
| 1995 | 2,193 | #148 |
| 1994 | 2,059 | #157 |
| 1993 | 1,926 | #162 |
| 1992 | 1,843 | #164 |
| 1991 | 1,355 | #215 |
| 1990 | 1,318 | #217 |
| 1989 | 1,081 | #247 |
| 1988 | 1,104 | #238 |
| 1987 | 979 | #260 |
| 1986 | 851 | #292 |
| 1985 | 869 | #287 |
| 1984 | 869 | #277 |
| 1983 | 723 | #321 |
| 1982 | 741 | #327 |
| 1981 | 809 | #299 |
| 1980 | 761 | #317 |
| 1979 | 721 | #324 |
| 1978 | 827 | #279 |
| 1977 | 938 | #267 |
| 1976 | 424 | #455 |
| 1975 | 400 | #468 |
| 1974 | 389 | #461 |
| 1973 | 356 | #493 |
| 1972 | 351 | #501 |
| 1971 | 396 | #485 |
| 1970 | 413 | #484 |
| 1969 | 390 | #492 |
| 1968 | 324 | #529 |
| 1967 | 260 | #593 |
| 1966 | 297 | #550 |
| 1965 | 292 | #557 |
| 1964 | 262 | #624 |
| 1963 | 267 | #617 |
| 1962 | 222 | #691 |
| 1961 | 223 | #703 |
| 1960 | 228 | #673 |
| 1959 | 241 | #641 |
| 1958 | 306 | #559 |
| 1957 | 353 | #507 |
| 1956 | 404 | #457 |
| 1955 | 383 | #462 |
| 1954 | 304 | #507 |
| 1953 | 308 | #496 |
| 1952 | 255 | #533 |
| 1951 | 276 | #492 |
| 1950 | 136 | #737 |
| 1949 | 97 | #894 |
| 1948 | 79 | #976 |
| 1947 | 72 | #1,046 |
| 1946 | 70 | #1,005 |
| 1945 | 72 | #889 |
| 1944 | 47 | #1,139 |
| 1943 | 73 | #907 |
| 1942 | 62 | #993 |
| 1941 | 60 | #948 |
| 1940 | 56 | #957 |
| 1939 | 73 | #805 |
| 1938 | 44 | #1,079 |
| 1937 | 50 | #992 |
| 1936 | 72 | #795 |
| 1935 | 51 | #965 |
| 1934 | 75 | #774 |
| 1933 | 63 | #845 |
| 1932 | 62 | #891 |
| 1931 | 85 | #728 |
| 1930 | 67 | #880 |
| 1929 | 80 | #779 |
| 1928 | 64 | #924 |
| 1927 | 63 | #955 |
| 1926 | 45 | #1,133 |
| 1925 | 48 | #1,101 |
| 1924 | 44 | #1,188 |
| 1923 | 46 | #1,129 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,730 |
| 1921 | 33 | #1,409 |
| 1920 | 25 | #1,666 |
| 1919 | 23 | #1,698 |
| 1918 | 20 | #1,887 |
| 1917 | 27 | #1,431 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,533 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,525 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,264 |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,163 |
| 1912 | 8 | #2,143 |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,463 |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,398 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,722 |
Nicknames for Jocelyn
- Joss 16 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jocelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Robyn, Jasmine, Autumn, Mia, Erin, Scarlett, Heidi, Willow, Fatima, Lily, Jessica, Myla
Other spellings of Jocelyn
Names related to Jocelyn
Jaclyn, Joycelyn, Jocelyne, Jacelyn, Jacelynn, Jackelyn, Jocelin
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jocelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jocelyn, updated 20 October 2026.