Spellings
Jocelyn or Joselyn?
In the US in 2025, 78% of babies in this name family were spelled Jocelyn and 14% Joselyn. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Jocelyn78% of the family788 born in 2025#393 among girls−68% since 2015Joselyn14% of the family142 born in 2025#1,500 among girls−66% since 2015Jocelynn8% of the family85 born in 2025#2,173 among girls−69% since 2015
Ten years ago
Jocelyn already led in 2015, with 78% of the family's births; it has 78% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 3,139 to 1,015 births (−68%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn | 2,453 | 788 | −68% |
| Joselyn | 416 | 142 | −66% |
| Jocelynn | 270 | 85 | −69% |
How they sound
- Jocelyn /ˈdʒɑslɪn/ (JOSS-lin)
- Joselyn /ˈdʒɑslɪn/ (JOSS-lin)
- Jocelynn /ˈdʒɑsəlɪn/ (JOSS-uh-lin)
In France
In France in 2025: Jocelyn 10 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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