Joelyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOH-uh-lin
- Origin
- Modern
Joelyn is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Joelyn mean?
Modern: Joel + the ending -lyn
Built on Joel, a Hebrew name meaning Yahweh is God, with the ending -lyn.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Joelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Joelyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Joelyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1951, with 30 girls. It first appears in the records in 1931.
Half of all the girls named Joelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1955 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 13 | #3,607 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,378 |
| 1957 | 10 | #3,929 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 25 | #2,155 |
| 1954 | 19 | #2,518 |
| 1953 | 17 | #2,594 |
| 1952 | 19 | #2,410 |
| 1951 | 30 | #1,771 |
| 1950 | 9 | #3,660 |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 8 | #3,386 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1943 | 6 | #4,195 |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,122 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #4,340 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,329 |
Names like Joelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jocelyn Joselyn Jennifer Allison Jazlyn Kimberly Alison Jolene Melanie Jordyn Jessica Melody
Names related to Joelyn
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Joelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joelyn, updated 20 October 2026.