Joycelyn

Where Joycelyn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Joycelyn.

Joycelyn through the years
  1. 1916
    First appearance
    #3,552 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1933
    Joycelyn Elders born
    American pediatrician, public health administrator, and former Surgeon General of the United States
  3. 1935
    Peak, #705
    91 babies named Joycelyn, its best rank.
  4. 1973
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,064.
  5. 1986
    Joycelyn Ko born
    badminton player
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Joycelyn Elders · American pediatrician, public health administrator, and former Surgeon General of the United States, born 1933
  • Joycelyn Ko · badminton player, born 1986

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.