Baby names
How popular is the name Josephine?
In 2025, 4,126 baby girls in the U.S. were named Josephine, the 53rd most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1918, when 8,682 girls got the name. 331,467 girls have been named Josephine since 1880. 991 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#53
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
4,126
girls named Josephine
Peak year
1918
8,682 girls
Girls named Josephine each year since 1880
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The numbers for Josephine (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,126 |
| 2024 | 3,765 |
| 2023 | 3,371 |
| 2022 | 3,266 |
| 2021 | 3,391 |
| 2020 | 3,057 |
| 2019 | 3,123 |
| 2018 | 3,050 |
| 2017 | 2,823 |
| 2016 | 2,797 |
| 2015 | 2,505 |
| 2014 | 2,286 |
| 2013 | 2,012 |
| 2012 | 1,957 |
| 2011 | 1,730 |
| 2010 | 1,677 |
| 2009 | 1,628 |
| 2008 | 1,635 |
| 2007 | 1,562 |
| 2006 | 1,548 |
| 2005 | 1,490 |
| 2004 | 1,337 |
| 2003 | 1,257 |
| 2002 | 1,198 |
| 2001 | 1,153 |
| 2000 | 1,116 |
| 1999 | 989 |
| 1998 | 840 |
| 1997 | 784 |
| 1996 | 725 |
| 1995 | 700 |
| 1994 | 648 |
| 1993 | 596 |
| 1992 | 591 |
| 1991 | 607 |
| 1990 | 579 |
| 1989 | 527 |
| 1988 | 503 |
| 1987 | 436 |
| 1986 | 456 |
| 1985 | 423 |
| 1984 | 437 |
| 1983 | 480 |
| 1982 | 491 |
| 1981 | 477 |
| 1980 | 502 |
| 1979 | 437 |
| 1978 | 457 |
| 1977 | 442 |
| 1976 | 431 |
| 1975 | 456 |
| 1974 | 536 |
| 1973 | 535 |
| 1972 | 580 |
| 1971 | 603 |
| 1970 | 677 |
| 1969 | 699 |
| 1968 | 693 |
| 1967 | 744 |
| 1966 | 838 |
| 1965 | 863 |
| 1964 | 962 |
| 1963 | 1,054 |
| 1962 | 1,103 |
| 1961 | 1,204 |
| 1960 | 1,157 |
| 1959 | 1,177 |
| 1958 | 1,274 |
| 1957 | 1,442 |
| 1956 | 1,485 |
| 1955 | 1,595 |
| 1954 | 1,719 |
| 1953 | 1,799 |
| 1952 | 1,862 |
| 1951 | 1,966 |
| 1950 | 2,093 |
| 1949 | 2,163 |
| 1948 | 2,230 |
| 1947 | 2,351 |
| 1946 | 2,228 |
| 1945 | 2,146 |
| 1944 | 2,324 |
| 1943 | 2,664 |
| 1942 | 2,748 |
| 1941 | 2,726 |
| 1940 | 2,744 |
| 1939 | 2,837 |
| 1938 | 2,978 |
| 1937 | 2,942 |
| 1936 | 3,141 |
| 1935 | 3,262 |
| 1934 | 3,742 |
| 1933 | 3,569 |
| 1932 | 4,095 |
| 1931 | 4,497 |
| 1930 | 4,988 |
| 1929 | 5,298 |
| 1928 | 5,671 |
| 1927 | 6,108 |
| 1926 | 6,410 |
| 1925 | 6,810 |
| 1924 | 7,274 |
| 1923 | 7,560 |
| 1922 | 7,864 |
| 1921 | 8,135 |
| 1920 | 8,093 |
| 1919 | 8,104 |
| 1918 | 8,682 |
| 1917 | 8,326 |
| 1916 | 8,127 |
| 1915 | 7,606 |
| 1914 | 5,896 |
| 1913 | 4,822 |
| 1912 | 3,980 |
| 1911 | 3,011 |
| 1910 | 2,801 |
| 1909 | 2,416 |
| 1908 | 2,389 |
| 1907 | 2,156 |
| 1906 | 1,900 |
| 1905 | 1,894 |
| 1904 | 1,701 |
| 1903 | 1,587 |
| 1902 | 1,565 |
| 1901 | 1,434 |
| 1900 | 1,743 |
| 1899 | 1,388 |
| 1898 | 1,425 |
| 1897 | 1,267 |
| 1896 | 1,256 |
| 1895 | 1,334 |
| 1894 | 1,256 |
| 1893 | 1,178 |
| 1892 | 1,210 |
| 1891 | 1,031 |
| 1890 | 1,118 |
| 1889 | 1,047 |
| 1888 | 1,001 |
| 1887 | 815 |
| 1886 | 844 |
| 1885 | 783 |
| 1884 | 800 |
| 1883 | 697 |
| 1882 | 638 |
| 1881 | 563 |
| 1880 | 544 |
Boys named Josephine each year since 1880
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The numbers for Josephine (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1987 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1986 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1985 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1984 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1983 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1982 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1981 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1980 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1979 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1978 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1977 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1976 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1974 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1973 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1972 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1971 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1970 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1969 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1968 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1967 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1966 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1965 | 7 |
| 1964 | 9 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1962 | 5 |
| 1961 | 7 |
| 1960 | 7 |
| 1959 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1957 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1956 | 9 |
| 1955 | 6 |
| 1954 | 7 |
| 1953 | 8 |
| 1952 | 6 |
| 1951 | 9 |
| 1950 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1949 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1948 | 7 |
| 1947 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1946 | 6 |
| 1945 | 10 |
| 1944 | 13 |
| 1943 | 15 |
| 1942 | 17 |
| 1941 | 20 |
| 1940 | 12 |
| 1939 | 22 |
| 1938 | 24 |
| 1937 | 26 |
| 1936 | 25 |
| 1935 | 24 |
| 1934 | 20 |
| 1933 | 20 |
| 1932 | 37 |
| 1931 | 36 |
| 1930 | 33 |
| 1929 | 26 |
| 1928 | 30 |
| 1927 | 32 |
| 1926 | 18 |
| 1925 | 25 |
| 1924 | 17 |
| 1923 | 15 |
| 1922 | 23 |
| 1921 | 21 |
| 1920 | 14 |
| 1919 | 20 |
| 1918 | 27 |
| 1917 | 18 |
| 1916 | 15 |
| 1915 | 16 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1913 | 13 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1911 | 14 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1909 | 11 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1907 | 8 |
| 1906 | 8 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | 12 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1901 | 8 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1899 | 6 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1896 | 7 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1889 | 6 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | 6 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.