Feminine dossier · first seen 1900
Jocelyn
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2007
Peak era
2007
Peak births
5,293
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Jocelyn
How many people are named Jocelyn?
An estimated 107,514 living Americans are named Jocelyn.
How rare is Jocelyn?
Jocelyn is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 788 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 85.1% from its 2007 peak.
How old is the typical Jocelyn?
The median age of a living American named Jocelyn is approximately 22 years, with most bearers falling between 15 and 31 years old.
Is Jocelyn still popular?
Not especially. Jocelyn has been declining since its 2007 peak and registered 788 births in 2025.
Where is Jocelyn most common?
Jocelyn has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 12.0× more often than the national baseline.
1900Peak 20072025
Peak year
2007
Decline from peak
85.1%
2025
788
All-time
113,061
Where it lives now
Jocelyn is most concentrated in Hawaii — about 5.4× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Jocelyn is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.