Jossilyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOS-uh-lin
- Origin
- Germanic
Jossilyn is a girls' name of Germanic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jossilyn 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 Jossilyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jossilyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Jossilyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Jossilyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jossilyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
Nicknames for Jossilyn
- Josie 223 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Jossilyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emma, Lillian, Ella, Matilda, Caroline, Josephine, Adeline, Ada, Lydia, Mina, Millie, Julia
Names related to Jossilyn
Joselyn, Joslyn, Jesslyn, Josselyn, Joslynn, Joselin, Josslyn, Joselynn
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Freddie, Harry, Albie, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles, Charles, Lottie
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, “Jossilyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jossilyn, updated 20 October 2026.