girl's name
Yocheved
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,574
Yocheved is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2012, when 89 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 59,203 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1953.
Yocheved over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 14 |
| 1960s | 34 |
| 1970s | 135 |
| 1980s | 265 |
| 1990s | 365 |
| 2000s | 490 |
| 2010s | 691 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 416 |
How popular is Yocheved?
In 2025, Yocheved was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Yocheved is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Yocheved
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yocheved also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yocheved over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yocheved
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yocheved — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yocheved
How popular is the name Yocheved?
In 2025, Yocheved was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Yocheved a girl's or a boy's name?
Yocheved is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Yocheved most popular?
Yocheved peaked in 2012, when 89 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yocheved a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yocheved currently ranks #2,799 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.