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A name. A world of connections.
A given name in English
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Joycelyn is a feminine given name.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 16 girls (rank 6838). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Joycelyn
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | 7 | 3,552 | observed |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | 11 | 2,822 | observed |
| 1919 | 8 | 3,452 | observed |
| 1920 | 12 | 2,731 | observed |
| 1921 | 14 | 2,509 | observed |
| 1922 | 17 | 2,186 | observed |
| 1923 | 19 | 2,021 | observed |
| 1924 | 25 | 1,723 | observed |
| 1925 | 33 | 1,409 | observed |
| 1926 | 42 | 1,181 | observed |
| 1927 | 56 | 1,023 | observed |
| 1928 | 52 | 1,041 | observed |
| 1929 | 56 | 959 | observed |
| 1930 | 68 | 867 | observed |
| 1931 | 79 | 750 | observed |
| 1932 | 59 | 913 | observed |
| 1933 | 76 | 756 | observed |
| 1934 | 71 | 794 | observed |
| 1935 | 91 | 705 | observed |
| 1936 | 78 | 764 | observed |
| 1937 | 85 | 734 | observed |
| 1938 | 75 | 811 | observed |
| 1939 | 67 | 857 | observed |
| 1940 | 67 | 868 | observed |
| 1941 | 86 | 779 | observed |
| 1942 | 78 | 873 | observed |
| 1943 | 66 | 975 | observed |
| 1944 | 50 | 1,104 | observed |
| 1945 | 69 | 904 | observed |
| 1946 | 77 | 946 | observed |
| 1947 | 81 | 979 | observed |
| 1948 | 79 | 977 | observed |
| 1949 | 83 | 982 | observed |
| 1950 | 89 | 948 | observed |
| 1951 | 99 | 921 | observed |
| 1952 | 105 | 902 | observed |
| 1953 | 108 | 904 | observed |
| 1954 | 108 | 926 | observed |
| 1955 | 156 | 763 | observed |
| 1956 | 149 | 813 | observed |
| 1957 | 125 | 910 | observed |
| 1958 | 92 | 1,095 | observed |
| 1959 | 97 | 1,079 | observed |
| 1960 | 80 | 1,220 | observed |
| 1961 | 106 | 1,063 | observed |
| 1962 | 92 | 1,138 | observed |
| 1963 | 73 | 1,290 | observed |
| 1964 | 89 | 1,167 | observed |
| 1965 | 100 | 1,048 | observed |
| 1966 | 91 | 1,102 | observed |
| 1967 | 76 | 1,219 | observed |
| 1968 | 96 | 1,083 | observed |
| 1969 | 93 | 1,153 | observed |
| 1970 | 74 | 1,407 | observed |
| 1971 | 73 | 1,427 | observed |
| 1972 | 57 | 1,594 | observed |
| 1973 | 39 | 2,064 | observed |
| 1974 | 51 | 1,760 | observed |
| 1975 | 58 | 1,655 | observed |
| 1976 | 58 | 1,677 | observed |
| 1977 | 59 | 1,736 | observed |
| 1978 | 54 | 1,841 | observed |
| 1979 | 52 | 1,977 | observed |
| 1980 | 58 | 1,863 | observed |
| 1981 | 53 | 1,985 | observed |
| 1982 | 58 | 1,850 | observed |
| 1983 | 69 | 1,608 | observed |
| 1984 | 79 | 1,459 | observed |
| 1985 | 61 | 1,833 | observed |
| 1986 | 62 | 1,816 | observed |
| 1987 | 52 | 2,098 | observed |
| 1988 | 42 | 2,539 | observed |
| 1989 | 80 | 1,701 | observed |
| 1990 | 56 | 2,258 | observed |
| 1991 | 83 | 1,740 | observed |
| 1992 | 75 | 1,876 | observed |
| 1993 | 81 | 1,801 | observed |
| 1994 | 74 | 1,905 | observed |
| 1995 | 74 | 1,880 | observed |
| 1996 | 56 | 2,340 | observed |
| 1997 | 62 | 2,200 | observed |
| 1998 | 52 | 2,614 | observed |
| 1999 | 51 | 2,703 | observed |
| 2000 | 57 | 2,593 | observed |
| 2001 | 41 | 3,316 | observed |
| 2002 | 48 | 3,014 | observed |
| 2003 | 46 | 3,187 | observed |
| 2004 | 42 | 3,490 | observed |
| 2005 | 52 | 3,052 | observed |
| 2006 | 76 | 2,438 | observed |
| 2007 | 49 | 3,376 | observed |
| 2008 | 46 | 3,529 | observed |
| 2009 | 34 | 4,370 | observed |
| 2010 | 34 | 4,306 | observed |
| 2011 | 27 | 5,063 | observed |
| 2012 | 36 | 4,121 | observed |
| 2013 | 31 | 4,543 | observed |
| 2014 | 27 | 5,025 | observed |
| 2015 | 16 | 7,266 | observed |
| 2016 | 26 | 5,130 | observed |
| 2017 | 36 | 4,066 | observed |
| 2018 | 27 | 4,889 | observed |
| 2019 | 39 | 3,788 | observed |
| 2020 | 22 | 5,487 | observed |
| 2021 | 22 | 5,573 | observed |
| 2022 | 27 | 4,907 | observed |
| 2023 | 18 | 6,409 | observed |
| 2024 | 13 | 7,967 | observed |
| 2025 | 16 | 6,838 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Joycelyn” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American pediatrician, public health administrator, and former Surgeon General of the United States
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
