Jocelyne

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A few things about Jocelyne you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jocelyne

Jocelyne LaGarde

French Polynesian actor (1924-1979)

Choose Jocelyne and your child shares a first name with Jocelyne LaGarde, a French Polynesian actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jocelyne, like who?” Jocelyne LaGarde's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 147,059 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jocelyne, 11 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jocelyne would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJocelyne first shows up in US birth records in 1945, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 80 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1996, when it ranked #513. Today it's #8,860, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJocelyne was 15× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 9,814 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 147,059.
• 🍂TrendJocelyne has slipped 3,546 places over the last five years and now sits at #8,860. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Jocelyne

Jocelyne is a girl name of English, French and Latin origin. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-yne”. US birth records list Jocelyne for girls from 1945 to 2025, in 74 of those 81 years. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked #513 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #8,860, with 11 babies.

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