My salvation or cheerful
Jhoselin is a creative phonetic variant of Jocelyn, which has Germanic roots. It originally derived from the name of a Germanic tribe, the Gauts, and later became associated with the Latin word 'gaudere', meaning to rejoice. In modern Spanish-speaking communities, the 'Jh' spelling is a popular stylistic choice to modernize traditional names.
Less common today
Jhoselin isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,347 in 2003.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
