How Many People Are Named Jocasta?
people named Jocasta are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 37,976,095 people in the US has this name
Based on 10 babies named Jocasta in Social Security records from 1956 to 1979, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
5 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinized form of Greek Ιοκαστη (Iokaste), which is of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology she was the mother Oedipus by the Theban king Laius. In a case of tragic mistaken identity, she married her own son.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Jocasta in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jocasta alive today is about 57 years old, and 56% are between 30 and 59.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jocasta first appears in the records in 1956 and was given most often in 1956, to 5 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1979.
Babies given the name each year, 1956 to 1979
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