Names Like Jocasta — Find Similar Baby Names
Jocasta is a 7-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Myth Name (A Queen Of Thebes)”. This page collects 102 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Jacenta and Jacinta, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -sta like Esta and Casta, and names sharing the “thebes” concept like Adrastus and Alcmaeon.
For the full Jocasta profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Jocasta page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Jocasta
3 baby names that differ from Jocasta by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Jocasta’s Greek origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abdera | From Abdera | Female |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Male |
| Absyrtus | Myth Name (Brother Of Medea) | Male |
| Abydos | From Abydos | Male |
| Acantha | Thorn | Female |
| Acastus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Male |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Male |
| Acis | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Male |
| Aconteus | Myth Name | Male |
| Acrisius | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Perseus) | Male |
| Acteon | Myth Name (A Hunter Torn Apart By His Own Dogs) | Male |
| Adelpha | "Dear Sister."Variants Include Adelphe And Adelphie. | Female |
| Admeta | Myth Name (From A Tale Of Hercules) | Female |
| Admetus | Myth Name (A King Of Pherae) | Male |
| Adrastus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers In "The Seven Against Thebes") | Male |
| Adrial | Male | |
| Aeacus | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Achilles) | Male |
| Aeaea | Myth Name (Island Of Circe) | Female |
| Aedon | Myth Name (Daughter Of Pandareos) | Female |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Male |
7-Letter J-Names Like Jocasta
24 names that share Jocasta's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Jocasta's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Jocasta
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Jocasta.
Names That Rhyme with Jocasta
18 baby names that share Jocasta's last 3 letters — -sta. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esta | From The East | Italian | Female |
| Casta | Pure | Spanish | Female |
| Desta | Amharic Of Ethiopia Unisexual Name Meaning "Joy, Happiness." | African | Female |
| Gusta | Feminine Form Of Gustaaf (Staff Of God) | Dutch | Female |
| Pista | Victorious | Hungarian | Male |
| Amista | Fidelity; Loyalty | Chamoru | Female |
| Crista | Appointed One. A Christian. | Spanish | Female |
| Emesta | Serious | Spanish | Female |
| Fausta | Lucky | Italian | Female |
| Krista | Variant Of Christiana. Follower Of Christ. | English | Female |
| Trista | Sad | Italian | Female |
| Vlasta | Myth Name | Czechoslovakian | Female |
| Calista | Beautiful. | Greek | Female |
| Calysta | Most Beautiful. Alternate Spelling: Calista. | Greek | Female |
| Celesta | Heavenly | Spanish | Female |
| Christa | Servant Of Christ | Irish | Female |
| Ernesta | Serious: Determined. Feminine Of Emest | Spanish | Female |
| Kalista | Beautiful One. | English | Female |
Names That Start Like Jocasta
9 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Jocasta — Joc-. Good for parents who like Jocasta's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jock | Supplanter | Hebrew | Male |
| Jocelin | Supplanter | Hebrew | Female |
| Jocelyn | Medieval Male Name Adopted As A Feminine Name. | French | Female |
| Jocelina | Medieval Male Name Adopted As A Feminine Name. | French | Female |
| Joceline | Medieval Male Name Adopted As A Feminine Name. | English | Female |
| Jocelyne | Playful: Medieval Male Name Adopted As A Feminine Name. | English | Female |
| Jocelynn | Medieval Male Name Adopted As A Feminine Name. | English | Female |
| Jochebed | God's Glory | Hebrew | Female |
| Jocheved | God Is Glorious | Hebrew | Male |