Given name
Josalyn
“from the tribe of Gauts”·“one who is cheerful, happy”
Josalyn is a variant of Jocelyn. Interpretations include “from the tribe of Gauts” and “one who is cheerful, happy”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Josalyn is a variant of Jocelyn. Interpretations include “from the tribe of Gauts” and “one who is cheerful, happy”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Josalyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,120
- 0 boys · 2,120 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 113 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,490 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,490 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 60.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 113 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,840 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Josalyn’s family of names
Josalyn has a related form in Jocelyn.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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