Feminine dossier · first seen 1916

Joycelyn

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1955

Peak era

1955

Peak rank proxy

156

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1916Peak 19552024

Peak year

1955

Decline from peak

92.3%

2024

All-time

6,605

Joycelyn 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 1955, when 156 girls were named Joycelyn.

In 2024, only 12 girls were given the name.

Down 92.3% from its peak.

All told, about 6,605 Americans have been named Joycelyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1916.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1955

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