as a First Name
Now normally a girl's name, but in earlier times more often given to boys. It is a transferred use of the English surname, which in turn is derived from an Old French masculine personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans in the form Joscelin. This was originally a derivative, Gautzelin, of the name of a Germanic tribe, the Gauts. The spelling of the first syllable was altered because the name was taken as a double diminutive (with the Old French suffixes -el and -in) of Josce (see Joyce).
| 887th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 34,359
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 81,372
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Jocelyn per capita
- 2007
- marked the height of its popularity
99.94%
0.06%
2%
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55+
11%
30-54
30-54
18%
13-29
13-29
68%
0-12
0-12
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