Jocelyn

Jocelyn

Primarily a girl's name · 95% girls

Meaning

Jocelyn is a given name and surname; as a given name it is a unisex name.

From Wikipedia

Jocelyn first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 71 babies (rank #497 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jocelyn

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jocelyn yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

844

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	19	#1,051
1997	27	#831
1998	20	#1,049
1999	22	#962
2000	23	#946
2001	12	#1,567
2002	27	#873
2003	26	#946
2004	32	#853
2005	71	#497
2006	64	#557
2007	50	#686
2008	45	#770
2009	46	#779
2010	42	#851
2011	49	#769
2012	32	#1,086
2013	46	#830
2014	47	#821
2015	50	#781
2016	50	#785

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,051

1997

#831

1998

#1,049

1999

#962

2000

#946

2001

#1,567

2002

#873

2003

#946

2004

#853

2005

#497

2006

#557

2007

#686

2008

#770

2009

#779

2010

#851

2011

#769

2012

#1,086

2013

#830

2014

#821

2015

#781

2016

#785