Yocheved
Yocheved was the 2996th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2144th with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 566 places. More babies were named Yocheved in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,996 girls, down 756 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201289 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,410babies recorded
Yocheved popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,996 | 56 |
| 2020 | #2,240 | 81 |
| 2010 | #2,492 | 75 |
| 2000 | #3,736 | 35 |
| 1990 | #3,154 | 36 |
| 1980 | #3,503 | 24 |
| 1970 | #5,816 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yocheved, counting every spelling?
Yocheved has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yocheved?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yocheved (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Yocheved born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yocheved.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yocheved?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Yocheved are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 9 and 32. That makes Yocheved mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yocheved by state
How common Yocheved was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (16.4×), New York (9.7×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Yocheved
How popular is the name Yocheved?
Yocheved was the 2996th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2144th with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 566 places. More babies were named Yocheved in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yocheved a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Yocheved in the US.
Where is Yocheved most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yocheved was most common in New Jersey (0.68 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New York.