Yocheved

Yocheved was the #2,957 girls' name in the US in 2025 (56 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales and #3,044 in Canada.

Yocheved as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Yocheved as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Yocheved as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,957 (56)#4,201 (5)#3,044 (6)
2024#2,362 (77)#4,844 (4)—
2023#2,646 (66)#2,928 (8)#2,604 (7)
2022#2,604 (67)#4,646 (4)—
2021#2,533 (69)——
2020#2,216 (81)#3,899 (5)—
2019#2,709 (63)#5,591 (3)—
2018#2,254 (81)#4,684 (4)#2,344 (8)
2017#2,487 (72)#2,706 (9)—
2016#2,517 (71)#2,120 (13)—
2015#2,408 (76)#4,103 (5)—
2014#2,888 (59)——
2013#2,903 (58)#3,160 (7)—
2012#2,132 (89)#4,838 (4)—
2011#3,407 (47)#5,785 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2012 at #2,132.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1953.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Yocheved is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 26,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 33,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Yocheved by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #628NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #362NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Yocheved (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#7745

Yocheved (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
YochevedCanadaGirls#3,0446
YochevedEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
YochevedUSGirls#2,95756