Given name · also Germanic
Yoselyn
“a Geat, a Goth”
Yoselyn is a feminine given name from Germanic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yoselyn is a form of Jocelyn. Jocelyn probably goes back to a word meaning “a Geat, a Goth.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Yoselyn is a form of Jocelyn. Jocelyn probably comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yoselyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,797
- 0 boys · 1,797 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 186 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,839 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,839 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 186 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,561 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.
Yoselyn’s family of names
In English usage, Yoselyn has a related form in Jose. In Cebuano usage, Yoselyn has a related form in Jocelyn. In English usage, Yoselyn has a related form in José.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
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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