Jocasta

JAH-kas-tuh /ˈdʒɑːkæstə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Jocasta is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Jocasta is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1979. Jocasta was first reported in SSA data in 1956 and peaked in 1956 (5 births).

About the name Jocasta

PronunciationJAH-kas-tuh /ˈdʒɑːkæstə/
5peak births 1956
1956first in SSA data

Names similar to Jocasta

How popular is Jocasta?

Girls named Jocasta
195619601965197019751979
Girls named Jocasta per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1956–1979 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1979) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Jocasta total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19795—#10,866
19565—#6,366