Feminine dossier · first seen 1900

Jocelyn

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jocelyn
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2007

Peak era

2007

Peak rank proxy

5,293

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1900Peak 20072024

Peak year

2007

Decline from peak

84.7%

2024

808

All-time

112,257

Jocelyn is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2007, when 5,293 girls were named Jocelyn.

In 2024, only 808 girls were given the name.

Down 84.7% from its peak.

All told, about 112,257 Americans have been named Jocelyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1900.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2007

20075,293 girls named Jocelyn

2024808 girls named Jocelyn

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