Given name
Joseline
“from the tribe of Gauts”·“one who is cheerful, happy”
Joseline 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
Joseline 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 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Joseline through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,798
- 0 boys · 3,798 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 277 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #4,402 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,402 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 277 in 2007. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,114 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.
Joseline’s family of names
Joseline has a related form in Jocelyn.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Joselinequivalent
- Josselineequivalent
- Jocelyneequivalent
- Jocelinequivalent
- Joselyneequivalent
- Joscelineequivalent
- Joselinaequivalent
- Jocelineequivalent
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People named Joseline
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