Recorded 1993–2008 Girls' name Peak 2008 31 births

Jocely — girls' name

31 babies named Jocely in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s19

The verdict

31 girls have been named Jocely since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.

31
total births
1993–2008
years on record
2000s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Jocely was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jocely in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jocely

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Jocely between 1993 and 2008, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jocely currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jocely performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jocely shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jocely in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jocely 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 31 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.

Jocely at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

31

Since 1993

16 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1993

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2008

Jocely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1993

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
5.566.577.5 20082003200219941993 6

Jocely by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
19 births that decade — 61% of Jocely's all-time total
1990s122000s19

Jocely by state

Where Jocely concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jocely
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 16.1%
California share of Jocely's total US births 16.1%

5 of 31 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jocely?
31 babies have been named Jocely since 1993. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Jocely most popular?
Jocely was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jocely most popular?
The top states for the name Jocely are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jocely been used?
Jocely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 16 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Jocely?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jocelyn, Jocelynn, Jocelyne, Jocelin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.