Jossalyn
Girl · JOSS-uh-lin · Germanic
Jossalyn is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “of the Gauts, a Germanic tribe”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jossalyn mean?
Germanic: spelling of Josalyn, itself a variant of Jocelyn, via Norman French
“of the Gauts, a Germanic tribe”
A spelling of Jocelyn, which began as a Norman man's name built on Gaut, the name of a Germanic tribe.
- Say it
- JOSS-uh-lin
Meaning borrowed from Josalyn.
Is Jossalyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jossalyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Jossalyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Jossalyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jossalyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5,396 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4,243 |
| 2010 | 29 | #4,859 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 34 | #4,447 |
| 2007 | 36 | #4,212 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
Nicknames for Jossalyn
Names like Jossalyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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