Girl · #6,586 in 2026

Josselin

Josselin is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in northwestern France.

  • French
Current Rank
#6,586
Peak Rank
#2,822 (2007)
Total Babies
885
5-Yr Trend
-6%
1992
First Year
2026
Last Year
2007
Peak Year
#2822
Peak Rank
885
Total Count
35
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Josselin

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Josselin is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in northwestern France.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • French
Origin & history
Banner attributed to Breton and French Knights at the Combat of the Thirty in 1351. St Meriadek is said to have founded a chapel there during the 4th century. Much later Josselin became a stronghold of the House of Rohan . An alternative explanation for the location of the chapel concerns a labourer who in 808 discovered a wooden statue in the brambles which enabled his hitherto blind daughter to see. A chapel was constructed on the site of this miracle which subsequently grew into a church (parts of which date back to the twelfth century). A fresco in the church now recalls the Combat of the

The Story of Josselin

Josselin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 18 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 64 births, good for #2,822 nationwide. About 45% of every Josselin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Josselin ranks #6,586 for baby girls with 17 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 885 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Josselin

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Josselin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Josselin

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Frequently Asked Questions about Josselin

What does the name Josselin mean?
Josselin is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in northwestern France.
What is the origin of the name Josselin?
Josselin has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: French.
How popular is Josselin in 2026?
In 2026, Josselin ranks #6,586 among girls' names in the U.S., with 17 babies given the name that year.
When was Josselin most popular?
Josselin reached its peak popularity in 2007, ranking #2,822 that year with 64 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Josselin most popular?
Josselin has historically been most popular in New Jersey, Georgia, Texas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Josselin.
Is Josselin a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Josselin is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Josselin?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Josselin include Texas, Nicie, Azile. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Josselin?
Common variants and related forms of Josselin include Jocelyn. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Josselin

Josselin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 885 births in the dataset. Josselin's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,822. Use the chart and map above to compare Josselin'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.