Jocilyn
Girl · JOSS-uh-lin · Germanic
Jocilyn is a girls' name of Germanic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jocilyn mean?
Germanic: variant of Jocelyn, from Germanic Gautzelin
A variant of Jocelyn, which comes from the Germanic name Gautzelin, linked to the Geats.
- Say it
- JOSS-uh-lin
Is Jocilyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jocilyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Jocilyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Jocilyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jocilyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5,096 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
Nicknames for Jocilyn
- Joss 16 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jocilyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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