Yocheved

“Hebrew; literally "Yahweh is glory"” — Hebrew (Biblical) origin

Girl's name · #2996 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Yocheved reached its best rank, #2144, in 2012 and ranked #2996 in 2025. About 2,400 girls have carried it since 1953. In New Jersey and New York it runs 8–11× its national rate.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Yocheveds

Yocheved Bat-Miriam — Israeli poet (1901-1980)
Yocheved Kashi — Israeli military officer, the the first woman paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces
Yocheved Weinfeld — Israeli painter
Yocheved Lifshitz — Israeli photographer and social activist

In stories & tradition

Yocheved — The Prince of Egypt

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