Total births
17
Recorded 2014–2018 Boys' name Peak 2014 17 births
Jociah — boys' name
17 babies named Jociah in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
17 boys have been named Jociah since 2014, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 17
- total births
- 2014–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Jociah was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
6 babies were named Jociah in 2014 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jociah
The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Jociah between 2014 and 2018, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jociah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jociah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jociah 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 17 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.
Jociah at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2014
Jociah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2014
- Peak year (2014)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Jociah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 17 births that decade — 100% of Jociah's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jociah? ▼
17 babies have been named Jociah since 2014. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2014 with 6 births.
When was Jociah most popular? ▼
Jociah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Jociah been used? ▼
Jociah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 5 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jociah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jock, Jocelyn, Jocob, Jocsan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Jociah
Nearby Names Like Jociah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jociah
Jock Boy
1,090 births
Jocelyn Boy
351 births
Jocob Boy
341 births
Jocsan Boy
#10305 240 births
Jocko Boy
#11128 64 births
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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, 2014–2018 (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.