Josselyn

A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning member of the Gauts people; a form of Jocelyn.

Babies a year
94
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Josselyn by the numbers

Josselyn was given to 94 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 257 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that come from Jocelyn

Like Josselyn, 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.

  • Joslynjoyful; a form of Jocelyn284 in the US (2017)
  • Yoselinjoyful; a form of Jocelyn127 in the US (2017)
  • Jacelynncheerful or joyful; a spelling variant of Jocelyn53 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)
  • Joycelynjoyful; a form of Joyce or Jocelyn36 in the US (2017)
  • Jocelinlittle jouster; a form of Jocelyn19 in the US (2017)
  • Jocelynnelittle jouster; a form of Jocelyn19 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Josselyn. 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)
  • Josselinmember of the Gauts tribe; jousting21 in the US (2017)
  • Joscelynmember of the Gauts tribe; a form of Jocelyn15 in the US (2017)
  • JesselynGod hears; a form of Jessica with -lyn suffix10 in the US (2017)
  • Jossalyncheerful; a variant of Jocelyn9 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Josselyn

Names that are said the same way as Josselyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
  • Jocelynnjoyful; a spelling variant of Jocelyn196 in the US (2017)
  • Joselinjoyful; a modern spelling of Jocelyn54 in the US (2017)
  • Joselinegod will increase; variant of Josephine or Jocelyn51 in the US (2017)
  • Joselynngod will increase; a form of Josephine50 in the US (2017)
  • Josalynjoyful; a modern spelling of Jocelyn45 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Josselyn

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