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Yocheved

Girl

Meaning of Yocheved: Hebrew: 'God is glory'

Yocheved is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2878th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2878

56 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,410

First recorded 1953 · peak 2012

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 22 babies1983: 16 babies1984: 30 babies1985: 32 babies1986: 28 babies1987: 29 babies1988: 41 babies1989: 25 babies1990: 36 babies19901991: 46 babies1992: 28 babies1993: 37 babies1994: 32 babies1995: 39 babies1996: 28 babies1997: 33 babies1998: 42 babies1999: 44 babies2000: 35 babies20002001: 43 babies2002: 55 babies2003: 52 babies2004: 50 babies2005: 51 babies2006: 52 babies2007: 48 babies2008: 57 babies2009: 47 babies2010: 75 babies20102011: 47 babies2012: 89 babies2013: 58 babies2014: 59 babies2015: 76 babies2016: 71 babies2017: 72 babies2018: 81 babies2019: 63 babies2020: 81 babies20202021: 69 babies2022: 67 babies2023: 66 babies2024: 77 babies2025: 56 babies
US babies named Yocheved per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 89.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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