How Many People Are Named Yocheved?
An estimated 2,289 people in the United States have the first name Yocheved. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Yocheved peaked in popularity in 2012 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yocheved as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yocheved paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,289
About 1 in 149,740 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2012
89 births
Total Registered
2,353
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yocheved
Yocheved is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,353 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yocheved as a female name
Ranked #2,398 in 2024
76 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (89 births)
Yocheved: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yocheved span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 691 babies were registered. While Yocheved is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yocheved by Decade
How has Yocheved tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yocheved by State
Birth registrations for Yocheved span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Maryland. The lowest are in California, Maryland, New Jersey. On average, about 486 Yocheveds were registered per state.
Yocheved + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yocheved as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yocheved: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yocheved?
We estimate approximately 2,289 people named Yocheved are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 149,740 Americans share this first name.
Is Yocheved a common name?
Yocheved is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,353 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yocheved most popular?
Yocheved reached peak popularity in 2012, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yocheved is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yocheved a female name?
Yocheved is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yocheved Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yocheved Smith, Yocheved Johnson, Yocheved Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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