Given name
Josalynn
“from the tribe of Gauts”·“one who is cheerful, happy”
Josalynn 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
Josalynn 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 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Josalynn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 747
- 0 boys · 747 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −86%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 52 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 605 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.
Josalynn’s family of names
Josalynn 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.