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The first name Jochen

A unisex name.

2 syllables Unisex

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Jochen at birth, 1880–2025

In 1971, 5 boys born in the United States were named Jochen, the 5,266th most popular boys’ name that year.

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5
babies named Jochen since 1880
#5,266
rank in 1971
1971
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Jochen

17 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Jochen Bachfeld
    East German boxer, 1952–2026
  • Jochen Danneberg
    East German ski jumper, born 1953
  • Jochen Hecht
    German ice hockey player, born 1977
  • Jochen Sachse
    East German hammer thrower, born 1948
  • Jochen Lettmann
    Canoe racer, born 1969
  • Jochen Babock
    East German bobsledder, born 1953
  • Jochen Pietzsch
    East German luger, born 1963
  • Jochen Nickel
    German actor, born 1959
  • Jochen Horst
    German actor, born 1961
  • Jochen Liedtke
    German computer scientist (1953–2001)
  • Jochen Fraatz
    German handball player, born 1963
  • Jochen Behle
    German cross-country skier, born 1960

Questions

When was Jochen most popular?
1971 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Jochen, its highest rank at 5,266th.