Jocelin
Jocelyn is a given name and surname; as a given name it is a unisex (male/female) name. Variants include Jocelin, Joceline, Jocelyne, Jocelynn, Jocelynne, Joscelin, Josceline, Joscelyn, Joscelynn, Joscelynne, Joseline, Joselyn, Joselyne, Joslin, Joslyn, Josselin, Joslynn, Josselyn, Josilyn, Josslyn, Joycelyn, and Juscelino.
- French
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jocelin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jocelyn is a given name and surname; as a given name it is a unisex (male/female) name. Variants include Jocelin, Joceline, Jocelyne, Jocelynn, Jocelynne, Joscelin, Josceline, Joscelyn, Joscelynn, Joscelynne, Joseline, Joselyn, Joselyne, Joslin, Joslyn, Josselin, Joslynn, Josselyn, Josilyn, Josslyn, Joycelyn, and Juscelino.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- English
The Story of Jocelin
American parents first put Jocelin on the record books as a baby girl name in 1966, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 180 Jocelins were born — ranking #1,351 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Jocelins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 3K Jocelins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Jocelin
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About the name Jocelin
Jocelin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jocelin's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #1,351. Use the chart and map above to compare Jocelin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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