Jocarol
A feminine name derived from a combination of "Jocosa" and "Carol".
Name Census estimates that about 7 living Americans carry the first name Jocarol. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jocarol today is around 85 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jocarol births was 1945 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jocarol. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Jocarol is about 85 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Jocarols were born before 1951.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jocarol. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
7
~ 1 in 48,964,905 Americans
Peak year
1945
8 babies that year
Average age
85
years old
1946 SSA rank
#4,192
Tracked since 1945
Census
Jocarol in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 150 people with the first name Jocarol, which placed it at #45,340 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#45,340
National first-name rank
People counted
150
150 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
84.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jocarol
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jocarol is White at 84.7%. The next largest groups are Black (8.7%) and Hispanic (4.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jocarol described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jocarol at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White84.7% · 127
- Black or African American8.7% · 13
- Hispanic or Latino4.0% · 6
- Two or more races2.7% · 4
Popularity
Jocarol: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Jocarol by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jocarol during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 15 | 15 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Jocarol
The name Jocarol has its origins in the ancient Etruscan civilization, which flourished in what is now central Italy between the 8th and 3rd centuries BC. It is derived from the Etruscan words "joca," meaning "joy," and "arol," meaning "life." The name was originally given to children as a wish for them to have a joyful and fulfilling life.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jocarol can be found in an Etruscan funerary inscription from the 6th century BC. This inscription was discovered in the necropolis of Cerveteri, an important Etruscan city-state, and it honors a woman named Jocarol who was believed to have lived an exceptionally long and happy life.
In the 4th century BC, the Etruscan philosopher and scholar Jocarol of Chiusi wrote several treatises on the nature of happiness and the pursuit of a meaningful existence. Unfortunately, none of his original works have survived to the present day, but his teachings were referenced by later Roman writers, including Cicero and Seneca.
During the Middle Ages, the name Jocarol experienced a resurgence in popularity among the nobility of the Italian city-states. One notable figure was Jocarol Borgia (1457-1503), a member of the powerful Borgia family and a patron of the arts and sciences during the Renaissance.
In the 16th century, the Italian explorer and navigator Jocarol Vespucci (1512-1572) accompanied several expeditions to the Americas and is credited with mapping portions of the Brazilian coast. His detailed journals and charts contributed significantly to the advancement of cartography during this era.
Another prominent individual bearing the name Jocarol was the 17th-century Italian composer Jocarol Monteverdi (1567-1643), widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the Baroque era in music. His works, including operas such as "L'Orfeo" and "L'incoronazione di Poppea," had a profound influence on the development of Western classical music.
People
Jocarol + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jocarol as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jocarol: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jocarol?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jocarol going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 US residents.
Is Jocarol a common name?
We classify Jocarol as "Very Rare". It ranks above 23.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 15 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jocarol most popular?
The single biggest year for Jocarol was 1945, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jocarol is about 85 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jocarol in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 150 people with the name Jocarol, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #45,340 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jocarol in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jocarol?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jocarol appears almost entirely female. Of the 156 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jocarol?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jocarol is White at 84.7%. The next largest groups are Black (8.7%) and Hispanic (4.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jocarol most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jocarol in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.7% (127 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jocarol in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jocarol a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jocarol in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jocarol still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jocarol in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jocarol can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Jocarol?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.