Member of the Gauts or cheerful
Jossilyn is a modern American elaboration of Jocelyn. It traces back to the Germanic name Gautselin, referring to the Geats (a North Germanic tribe), but it is often associated with the French word 'joyeuse' meaning cheerful.
Less common today
Jossilyn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,183 in 2010.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
