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Joslyn

Joslyn: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“member of the Gauts”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
JOZ-lin · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Joslyn is a variant of Jocelyn, from the Old French name Joscelin, ultimately from a Germanic tribal name related to the Gauts. The spelling Joslyn is also used as a modern feminine form in English.

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How popular is Joslyn?

202425.0 per million US babies
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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 Joslyn in 202483

2024 rank#2,253 girls

Peak year2010

Total US babies since 188011,189

Joslyn is fading: recent use is about 35% of its level ten years before.

Names like Joslyn

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Joslyn questions

What does the name Joslyn mean?

Joslyn means "member of the Gauts". It comes from Germanic. Joslyn is a variant of Jocelyn, from the Old French name Joscelin, ultimately from a Germanic tribal name related to the Gauts. The spelling Joslyn is also used as a modern feminine form in English.

Is Joslyn a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Joslyn?

83 US babies were named Joslyn in 2024. Its peak year was 2010.

How do you pronounce Joslyn?

Joslyn is usually pronounced JOZ-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.