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Jocelyn

Girl

Origin of the name

Jocelyn goes back to a Germanic root, gaut-, the name of the Goths, followed by a diminutive ending. It was first a man's name, brought to England by the Normans.

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 2007, with 5,293 births and the No. 50 spot that year. Since then, the name has fallen 83%, to about 920 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 393. 34% of all babies named Jocelyn since 1880 were born in the 2000s.
113,061births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 50rank at its peak, in 2007

Where babies named Jocelyn are born

2007

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The darker the blue, the more common Jocelyn is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Jocelyn is most common in Nevada (2.6 times), California (2.3) and Arizona (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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