Josalin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOSS-uh-lin
- Origin
- Germanic
Josalin is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “member of the Gaut tribe”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Josalin mean?
Germanic: variant of Jocelyn, via Old French
“member of the Gaut tribe”
A variant of Jocelyn, which came into English from a Norman French name of Germanic origin.
Is Josalin a girl's or a boy's name?
Josalin is a girls' name.
How popular is Josalin 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 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Josalin in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josalin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
Nicknames for Josalin
- Josie 223 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Josalin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Addison, Emma, Madison, Julia, Yoselin, Joselyn, Emerson, Caroline, Jordyn, Jazlyn, Avery, Sophia
Names related to Josalin
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice
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, “Josalin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/josalin, updated 20 October 2026.