God will increase; merry or joyful
Jocee is a modern phonetic spelling variant of Josie, which is a diminutive of Josephine. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning 'Jehovah increases.' Additionally, it is sometimes associated with the name Joyce, which stems from the medieval masculine name Josse, meaning 'lord' or 'merry.'
Less common today
Jocee isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,386 in 2010.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
