Jocasta — girls' name

What the Data Says About Jocasta

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Jocasta between 1956 and 1979, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jocasta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jocasta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jocasta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jocasta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.