Recorded 2000–2014 Girls' name Peak 2009 59 births

Jocey — girls' name

59 babies named Jocey in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

59 girls have been named Jocey since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

59
total births
2000–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Jocey was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jocey in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jocey

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Jocey between 2000 and 2014, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jocey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jocey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jocey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jocey 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 59 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.

Jocey at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

59

Since 2000

15 years of records

Peak year

2009

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2000

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2014

Jocey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2000

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 201420122010200920082007200620022000 7

Jocey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
41 births that decade — 69% of Jocey's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jocey?
59 babies have been named Jocey since 2000. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
When was Jocey most popular?
Jocey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Jocey been used?
Jocey has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 15 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Jocey?
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, 2000–2014 (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.