Jocelyn
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Jocelyn
Jocelyn has gotten new life and popularity as a result of the current passion for lyn endings. Though it was a male name in medieval times, now Jocelyn couldn't sound more softly feminine.
Jocelyn for girls#393 US
John Galsworthy's 1989 novel Jocelyn is part of his Forsyte Saga. Singer Joss Stone's birth name was Jocelyn.
Jocelyn would make a pretty namesake name to honor a Grandma Joyce.
Jocelyn for boys
A Germanic name, referring to someone from the Gauts or Geats tribe, Jocelyn has largely ranked as a feminine name in the US and in the UK, while in France. it is predominantly masculine.
Pronounced JAHS-uh-lin.
As of October 2026, Jocelyn ranked #393 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #50 in 2007, Nameberry popularity #464.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #115 | 2,763 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #133 | 2,453 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #147 | 2,105 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #163 | 1,843 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #195 | 1,560 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #200 | 1,520 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #269 | 1,146 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #292 | 1,092 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #315 | 1,015 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #346 | 890 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #389 | 808 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #393 | 788 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Jocelyn for girls
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Famous Jocelyns
- Jocelyn Lorette BrownGirl
American R&B singer
- Jocelyn Eve StokerGirl
birth name of Joss Stone, English pop singer
- Jocelyn Denise MoorhouseGirl
Australian film director
- (Susan) Jocelyn Bell BurnellGirl
Northern Irish astrophysicist who co,discovered radio pulsars
- Jocelyn PookGirl
English composer and musician
- Jocelyn RaeGirl
English tennis player
- Jocelyn ArndtGirl
American blues singer with her brother Chris Arndt
- Jocelyn TowneGirl
wife of American actor Simon Helberg
- Jocelyn Amparo FloresGirl
late American fan of rapper XXXTentacion who inspired his song "Jocelyn Flores"
- Jocelyn Jade Rendon (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of Ebony Jackson of "16 and Pregant"
Jocelyn in pop culture
- Jocelyn FairchildGirl
Clary's mother, a character in "The Mortal Instruments" series
- JocelynGirl
character in film "A Knight's Tale"
- JocelynGirl
a character in the British TV series "The Paradise"
- JocelynGirl
character from TV series "Grimm"
- Jocelyn LeighGirl
character in" To Have and to Hold" by Mary Johnston
- Jocelyn "Joss" CarterGirl
character on TV's "Person of Interest"
- Jocelyn FrostGirl
main character in the "Jocelyn Frost Series" by Relina Skye
- JocelynGirl
character in British drama "Broadchurch"
- "JocelynGirl
" four,act opera by Benjamin Godard and its main character