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Jocelyn

“Member of the Gaut tribe (the Geats or Goths)” — Germanic via Old French origin

Girl's name · #393 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Jocelyn has appeared in US records since 1900 — best rank #50 (2007) · 113,061 babies named Jocelyn all-time · 1 in 2,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,800 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jocelyns

• Jocelyn Bell Burnell — British astrophysicist (born 1943)
• Jocelyn Pook — Composer, pianist
• Jocelyn Brando — American actress (1919–2005)
• Jocelyn Rae — British tennis player
• Jocelyn Burdick — American politician (1922–2019)

In stories & tradition

• Jocelyn — Minutemen

What Jocelyns become

Among 375 notable people named Jocelyn:

Athletes appear 1.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jocelyn Rae, British tennis player.

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