Josselyne
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOSS-uh-lin
- Origin
- Germanic
Josselyne 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 Josselyne mean?
Germanic: spelling of Joselyne, itself a 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.
Meaning borrowed from Joselyne.
Is Josselyne a girl's or a boy's name?
Josselyne is a girls' name.
How popular is Josselyne 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 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Josselyne in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josselyne in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
Nicknames for Josselyne
- Josie 223 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Josselyne
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caroline, Isabelle, Adeline, Emmaline, Emmeline, Giselle, Emma, Josephine, Amelie, Juliette, Phoebe, Allie
Names related to Josselyne
Joselyn, Jesslyn, Josselyn, Joslynn, Joseline, Joselin, Josslyn, Joselynn
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, “Josselyne: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/josselyne, updated 20 October 2026.