Joslyn
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning joyful; a form of Jocelyn.
How Joslyn has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #870 |
| 2016 | #964 |
| 2017 | #927 |
Joslyn by the numbers
Joslyn was given to 284 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 460 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Jocelyn
Like Joslyn, each of these traces back to Jocelyn: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jocelynnjoyful; a spelling variant of Jocelyn196 in the US (2017)
- Yoselinjoyful; a form of Jocelyn127 in the US (2017)
- Josselynmember of the Gauts people; a form of Jocelyn94 in the US (2017)
- Joselinjoyful; a modern spelling of Jocelyn54 in the US (2017)
- Jacelynncheerful or joyful; a spelling variant of Jocelyn53 in the US (2017)
- Joselinegod will increase; variant of Josephine or Jocelyn51 in the US (2017)
- Yoselyncheerful or joyful; a variant of Jocelyn41 in the US (2017)
- Jocelynecheerful, merry; a form of Jocelyn39 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Joslyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Joselynjoyful; a modern spelling of Jocelyn330 in the US (2017)
- Josslynjoyful; a form of Jocelyn108 in the US (2017)
- Jaslynjasmine flower; a modern respelling of Jasmine107 in the US (2017)
- Jeslynwealthy; a form of Jessica with -lyn suffix54 in the US (2017)
- Josalynjoyful; a modern spelling of Jocelyn45 in the US (2017)
- Joslinjoyous; cheerful; a diminutive of jocelyn22 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Joslyn
Names that are said the same way as Joslyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean joy
Like Joslyn, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
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