Jochebed
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,489 for girls
Jochebed is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
What does Jochebed mean?
Hebrew
A female given name from Hebrew.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Jochebed a girl's or a boy's name?
Jochebed is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 14 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jochebed in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 367% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Jochebed, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2011, with 6 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Jochebed in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
How popular is Jochebed in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,489among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Jochebed, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,245th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
2025 had more girls named Jochebed than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Jochebed in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jochebed in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
Names like Jochebed
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Delilah Elodie Aria Isla Maeva Freya Eliza Juniper Eliana Harper Arabella Indie
Names related to Jochebed
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jochebed: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jochebed, updated 20 October 2026.