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On a girl I find it a bit dated. On a boy I feel like it's trying too hard.

I like Jocelyn a lot, but it always seems to shorten to Joss, which I find horrifying. So if I used it, it would be as a mn.

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That said, I'd never given it a thought as a male name! Though of course it could be. And perhaps even Joss would be more acceptable on a guy. Not everyone could carry it off, so considerate parents would give him a less surprising mn like Michael or Craig so that he could have an escape clause.

I know in England, it's a boy's name, but I'm from the US. I can only see it on a girl.

I used to LOVE Jocelyn on a boy. I figured I could use the nickname Joce/Joss. I'm kind of over it now though. I mean, that's awesome that you saw/met a guy with the name, but I wouldn't use it myself.

On a girl, I'm not a fan. I know a very mean Jocelyn and can't shake the association :P
I kind of like it in theory on a guy-- it sounds sort of medieval-- but I'm not sure if I'd actually like it on a guy IRL.

I like it on a girl. Joy and Joyce have been growing on me lately and Jocelyn is quite similar. I don't like it for a male though, the -lyn part seems feminine

I really like it for a girl. On a guy it sounds ridiculously like the parents were obsessed with medieval literature and were showing off.