Jocie
A feminine diminutive form of the name Josephine meaning "God will add more".
Name Census estimates that about 371 living Americans carry the first name Jocie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jocie today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jocie births was 1921 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jocie. 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.
People living today
371
~ 1 in 923,866 Americans
Peak year
1921
21 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,834
Tracked since 1892
Popularity
Jocie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jocie from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 130 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jocie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jocie 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 Jocie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jocie
The name Jocie is a diminutive form of the name Jocelyn, which is derived from the French name Joscelin or Goscelin. This name has its origins in the medieval French language and can be traced back to the Germanic name Gauzlin, which is composed of the elements "gawiz" meaning "district" or "region" and "lind" meaning "gentle" or "soft."
Jocelyn was initially a masculine name that gained popularity in France during the Middle Ages. One of the earliest recorded instances of this name is found in the writings of the 12th-century French author Wace, who mentioned a knight named Jocelin in his work "Roman de Rou." The name also appears in various religious texts and chronicles from that era.
In the 13th century, a notable figure named Jocelin of Brakelond was a monk and chronicler who wrote about the affairs of the Benedictine abbey of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, England. His account, known as the "Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond," provides valuable insights into monastic life during that period.
As time progressed, the name Jocelyn became associated with both genders, and the diminutive form Jocie emerged as a feminine variant. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jocie is found in the 15th century, when a woman named Jocie de Montagny was mentioned in a French document from the year 1457.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Jocie. In the 16th century, Jocie de Vaulx was a French noblewoman and the wife of the renowned poet and writer Pierre de Ronsard. Another notable Jocie was Jocie Laviolette, a French Canadian colonist who lived in the 17th century and was one of the first women to settle in the region of Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
In the 19th century, Jocie Nahl was an American painter and portrait artist who was born in 1825 and is known for her works depicting scenes from California's early days. Another notable figure was Jocie Giddens, an American teacher and activist who was born in 1893 and played a significant role in promoting education and civil rights in the southern United States.
While not as common as its parent name Jocelyn, the name Jocie has maintained a presence throughout history, carrying with it a sense of gentleness and regional ties to its French and Germanic origins.
People
Jocie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jocie 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
Jocie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jocie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 371 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jocie 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 923,866 US residents.
Is Jocie a common name?
We classify Jocie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 690 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jocie most popular?
The single biggest year for Jocie was 1921, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jocie is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jocie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jocie 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.
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.