Jocephus

JOHS-fuhs /ˈdʒoʊsfəs/
boy 3 syllables fading

Jocephus is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Jocephus is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1927. Jocephus was first reported in SSA data in 1927 and peaked in 1927 (6 births).

About the name Jocephus

PronunciationJOHS-fuhs /ˈdʒoʊsfəs/
6peak births 1927
1927first in SSA data

Names similar to Jocephus

How popular is Jocephus?

Boys named Jocephus
1927
Boys named Jocephus per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1927–1927 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1927) 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

Jocephus total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19276—#3,976