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's best rank, #50, came in 2007; it has stepped well back to #393 today. Roughly 113,000 girls have been named Jocelyn since 1900. Joss is a short form of Jocelyn.

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:

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

Similar names: Jocelynn · Adriana · Jordyn · Hope · Katelyn · Brooklynn

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