Joscelin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOSS-uh-lin
- Origin
- Germanic
Joscelin 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 Joscelin mean?
Germanic: variant of Jocelyn, via Old French
“member of the Gaut tribe”
Joscelin is an older spelling of Jocelyn, a Norman French name of Germanic origin that was originally masculine.
Is Joscelin a girl's or a boy's name?
Joscelin is a girls' name.
How popular is Joscelin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Joscelin in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joscelin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,164 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
Nicknames for Joscelin
Names like Joscelin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Madison Addison Joselyn Yoselin Emma Jordyn Caroline Julia Emerson Avery Jazlyn Sophia
Names related to Joscelin
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, “Joscelin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joscelin, updated 20 October 2026.