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Girl name

Joycelyn

/ˈdʒɔɪslɪn/ · 100% girls · 16 born in 2025

Joycelyn has been given to about 6,622 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1955, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɔɪslɪn/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,380
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Joycelyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1955 · 156
  • Born in 202516
  • All time6,622

How popular is Joycelyn?

Its best year was 1955, when 156 babies were given the name, ranking 765th. The typical living American called Joycelyn is about 56 years old today.

Names that sound like Joycelyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jocelyn0.91
  2. Joselyn0.81
  3. Jocelynn0.82
  4. Roselyn0.72
  5. Joselin0.68
  6. Jocelyne0.66
  7. Gracelyn0.64
  8. Jaelyn0.64

Middle names for Joycelyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Joycelyn Anne0.83
  2. Joycelyn Rose0.79
  3. Joycelyn Marie0.79
  4. Joycelyn Grace0.79
  5. Joycelyn Eve0.79
  6. Joycelyn Louise0.79

Sibling names for Joycelyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rudybrother · 0.88
  2. Laurelsister · 0.86
  3. Georginasister · 0.85
  4. Gwensister · 0.85
  5. Santosbrother · 0.84
  6. Lionelbrother · 0.83

Where Joycelyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Joycelyn White0.74
    2. Joycelyn Moore0.74
    3. Joycelyn Hill0.74
    4. Joycelyn Hall0.74
    5. Joycelyn Brown0.74
    6. Joycelyn Allen0.73

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Joycelyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.