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Jocelyn

Jocelyn: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“member of the Gauts”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
JOSS-uh-lin · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

From Old French Joscelin, derived from a Germanic tribal name. Originally used for men, Jocelyn later became established as a feminine name in English.

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How popular is Jocelyn?

2024243 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jocelyn in 2024808

2024 rank#389 girls

Peak year2007

Total US babies since 1880112,609

Jocelyn is fading: recent use is about 32% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jocelyn

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Joselynmember of the Gauts · Germanic
  • Jocelynnmember of the Gauts tribe · French
  • Joslynmember of the Gauts · Germanic
  • Joycelynmember of the Gauts · Germanic
  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ameliawork · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic

Jocelyn questions

What does the name Jocelyn mean?

Jocelyn means "member of the Gauts". It comes from Germanic. From Old French Joscelin, derived from a Germanic tribal name. Originally used for men, Jocelyn later became established as a feminine name in English.

Is Jocelyn a boy or girl name?

Jocelyn is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jocelyn?

808 US babies were named Jocelyn in 2024. Its peak year was 2007.

How do you pronounce Jocelyn?

Jocelyn is usually pronounced JOSS-uh-lin.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.