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Josephine name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Josephine ranks #53 in female records (4,126 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Josephine becoming more popular?

Josephine's reported female count increased by 361 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #56 to #53. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Josephine. That is not a count of zero.

Josephine in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JosephineFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.4,1260201620252016: 2,797 female records2017: 2,823 female records2018: 3,050 female records2019: 3,123 female records2020: 3,057 female records2021: 3,391 female records2022: 3,266 female records2023: 3,371 female records2024: 3,765 female records2025: 4,126 female records2023: 5 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20254,12653——
20243,76556——
20233,37164513,131
20223,26670——
20213,39172——
20203,05787——
20193,12390——
20183,05091——
20172,823107——
20162,797114——

Questions about Josephine’s popularity

How common is Josephine in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Josephine ranks #53 in female records (4,126 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Josephine?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Josephine only.

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