Josilynn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOS-uh-lin
- Origin
- Germanic
Josilynn is a girls' name of Germanic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Josilynn mean?
Germanic: spelling of Josilyn, itself a variant of Jocelyn, from the Norman Joscelin
From the Norman name Joscelin, ultimately from a Germanic name linked to the Gauts tribe.
Meaning borrowed from Josilyn.
Is Josilynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Josilynn is a girls' name.
How popular is Josilynn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Josilynn in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josilynn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Nicknames for Josilynn
- Josie 223 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Josilynn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adalynn Addison Emerson Emery Avery Jazlyn Madison Journey Jordyn Emma Amelie Joselyn
Names related to Josilynn
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, “Josilynn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/josilynn, updated 20 October 2026.