Girls' name · since 1892

Jocie

690 babies named Jocie in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9579
among girls today
690
born since 1892
2010s
peak decade
46%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Jocie is the #9579 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 690 recorded since 1892.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jocie has been recorded 690 times among girls since 1892, currently ranked #9579 nationally and more common than 46% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2024.

  • #9579 among girls today
  • 690 born since 1892
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 46% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Jocie is currently the #9579 girls' name in America, more common than 46% of girls - 690 born since 1892, peaking in the 2010s.

#9579
among girls today
690
born since 1892
2010s
peak decade
46%
more common than other girls

Jocie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%45.9%
Jocie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9579
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 46% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Jocie was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jocie in 1921 - its busiest year on record.

How Jocie compares

690 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jocie's all-time total is 81% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jocie Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 690 382 567,345
Peak-year births 21 48 19,840

Jocie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jocie's full recorded timeline at 1940, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jocie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

690

Since 1892

133 years of records

Peak year

1921

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,579

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1892

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jocie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1921)
21
Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
0510152025 189219131922193119431999200820172024 10

Jocie by decade

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

2010s was Jocie's strongest decade.

130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Jocie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 130 births (19% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

How Jocie compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jocie's total volume

Jocie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jocie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Jocie
Jocie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jocie?
Since 1892, Social Security records show 690 babies named Jocie. Today it holds rank #9579 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1921, with 21 births.
When was Jocie most popular?
Jocie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Jocie been used?
Jocie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 133 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jocie?
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.

What to do with Jocie's data

  • Jocie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (130 total births) through the 2020s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1892–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jocie: #9579 Girls' Name - 690 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jocie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jocie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.