The first name Joycelyn
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Joycelyn last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2016, with 7 births (#3,214).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Joycelyn with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Joycelyn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 16 girls born in the United States were named Joycelyn, the 6,971st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1955, when 156 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Joycelyn
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Joycelyn EldersAmerican pediatrician, public health administrator, and former Surgeon General of the Unit, born 1933
Questions
- How popular is the name Joycelyn?
- In 2024, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Joycelyn, ranking 4,843rd. Its peak was 2016, with 7 births.
- Is Joycelyn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,622 US babies named Joycelyn since 1880 were girls.
- When was Joycelyn most popular?
- 1955 in the United States, when 156 babies were named Joycelyn, its highest rank at 765th.