Meaning of the nameJoseline

Joseline is a feminine name, a variant of Jocelyne, of Germanic and Frankish origin, linked to the name of the Gautar people.

Meaning

“variant of Jocelyne, a name of Frankish origin linked to the Germanic people of the Gautar”

Source: Behind the Name: Joseline · Behind the Name: Jocelyne · Behind the Name: Jocelyn

People (2022): 1,840
Rank in Brazil: #5,408
Median age: 39 years
2010 Census: 1,551; people

Joseline in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Joseline, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (673 people).

1,818 women 22 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Joseline is most common

States with the highest share of people named Joseline in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Pernambuco 0.003%
Maranhão 0.002%
Bahia 0.001%
São Paulo 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	231	0.001%
Pernambuco	230	0.003%
Bahia	164	0.001%
Maranhão	163	0.002%
Ceará	99	0.001%
Alagoas	96	0.003%
Minas Gerais	92	0.000%
Rio de Janeiro	85	0.001%
Piauí	83	0.003%
Paraíba	71	0.002%
Pará	70	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	68	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	66	0.001%
Paraná	61	0.001%
Goiás	57	0.001%
Sergipe	39	0.002%
Amazonas	32	0.001%
Santa Catarina	30	0.000%
Mato Grosso	24	0.001%
Espírito Santo	21	0.001%
Distrito Federal	15	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Joseline

Behind the Name lists Joseline as a variant of Jocelyne, a name used in French, and Jocelyne as the French feminine form of Joscelin (see Jocelyn). Jocelyn comes from an old Frankish name, derived from the Germanic element gautaz, from the name of the Gautar people, plus a Latin diminutive suffix. The same site lists Juscelino as the Brazilian form of this masculine name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,840 people named Joseline, with a median age of 39. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.

Sources

Behind the Name: Joseline · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Jocelyne · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Jocelyn · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Joscelin · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Joseline

What does the name Joseline mean?

Joseline means “variant of Jocelyne, a name of Frankish origin linked to the Germanic people of the Gautar”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Joseline in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,840 people with the first name Joseline, which ranks it number 5,408 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Joseline a boy's or a girl's name?

Joseline is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,818 women and 22 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Joseline?

Joseline is a name of Germanic and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Joseline most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.003% of the state's population is named Joseline (230 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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