Boys' name · since 1955
Jocko
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 64 babies named Jocko, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,439 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,251 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 64
- born since 1955
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jocko is the #12251 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 64 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jocko has been recorded 64 times among boys since 1955, currently ranked #12251 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #20,439 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,251 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 64 born since 1955
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jocko ranks #20,439 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,251 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 64 born since 1955, peaking in the 2020s.
- #20,439 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,251 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 64
- born since 1955
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jocko's 64 recorded births place it above 54.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Jocko compares
64 20th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jocko's all-time total is 83% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jocko | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 64 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jocko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jocko's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jocko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Jocko by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (54 births, 84% of the file).
2020s was Jocko's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Jocko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 54 births (84% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jocko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1955–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jocko 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 August 2026.