Josephine
#53 for girls in 2025, 4,126 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1917 · 8,326 births
- Debut · girls
- 544 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 71 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 331,467since 1880
Josephine over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #53 | 4,126 | — | |
| 2024 | #56 | 3,765 | — | |
| 2023 | #64 | 3,371 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #70 | 3,266 | — | |
| 2021 | #72 | 3,391 | — | |
| 2020 | #87 | 3,057 | — | |
| 2019 | #90 | 3,123 | — | |
| 2018 | #91 | 3,050 | — | |
| 2017 | #107 | 2,823 | — | |
| 2016 | #114 | 2,797 | — | |
| 2015 | #131 | 2,505 | — | |
| 2014 | #147 | 2,286 | — | |
| 2013 | #160 | 2,012 | — | |
| 2012 | #160 | 1,957 | — | |
| 2011 | #181 | 1,730 | — | |
| 2010 | #185 | 1,677 | — | |
| 2009 | #201 | 1,628 | — | |
| 2008 | #208 | 1,635 | — | |
| 2007 | #223 | 1,562 | — | |
| 2006 | #221 | 1,548 | — | |
| 2005 | #229 | 1,490 | — | |
| 2004 | #242 | 1,337 | — | |
| 2003 | #258 | 1,257 | — | |
| 2002 | #264 | 1,198 | — | |
| 2001 | #275 | 1,153 | — | |
| 2000 | #287 | 1,116 | — | |
| 1999 | #312 | 989 | — | |
| 1998 | #347 | 840 | — | |
| 1997 | #353 | 784 | — | |
| 1996 | #371 | 725 | — | |
| 1995 | #375 | 700 | — | |
| 1994 | #390 | 648 | — | |
| 1993 | #418 | 596 | — | |
| 1992 | #427 | 591 | — | |
| 1991 | #421 | 607 | — | |
| 1990 | #435 | 579 | — | |
| 1989 | #459 | 527 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #451 | 503 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #497 | 436 | — | |
| 1986 | #470 | 456 | — | |
| 1985 | #485 | 423 | — | |
| 1984 | #471 | 437 | — | |
| 1983 | #438 | 480 | — | |
| 1982 | #440 | 491 | — | |
| 1981 | #451 | 477 | — | |
| 1980 | #430 | 502 | — | |
| 1979 | #462 | 437 | — | |
| 1978 | #438 | 457 | — | |
| 1977 | #451 | 442 | — | |
| 1976 | #449 | 431 | — | |
| 1975 | #433 | 456 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #389 | 536 | — | |
| 1973 | #383 | 535 | — | |
| 1972 | #372 | 580 | — | |
| 1971 | #381 | 603 | — | |
| 1970 | #363 | 677 | — | |
| 1969 | #338 | 699 | — | |
| 1968 | #332 | 693 | — | |
| 1967 | #319 | 744 | — | |
| 1966 | #306 | 838 | — | |
| 1965 | #309 | 863 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #297 | 962 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #281 | 1,054 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #269 | 1,103 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #258 | 1,204 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #263 | 1,157 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #257 | 1,177 | — | |
| 1958 | #239 | 1,274 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #221 | 1,442 | — | |
| 1956 | #210 | 1,485 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #199 | 1,595 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #186 | 1,719 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #172 | 1,799 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #169 | 1,862 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #157 | 1,966 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #146 | 2,093 | — | |
| 1949 | #143 | 2,163 | — | |
| 1948 | #134 | 2,230 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #133 | 2,351 | — | |
| 1946 | #127 | 2,228 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #120 | 2,146 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #115 | 2,324 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #108 | 2,664 | #1,910 | 15 |
| 1942 | #100 | 2,748 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1941 | #92 | 2,726 | #1,532 | 20 |
| 1940 | #89 | 2,744 | #2,081 | 12 |
| 1939 | #84 | 2,837 | #1,425 | 22 |
| 1938 | #83 | 2,978 | #1,364 | 24 |
| 1937 | #82 | 2,942 | #1,313 | 26 |
| 1936 | #77 | 3,141 | #1,326 | 25 |
| 1935 | #75 | 3,262 | #1,390 | 24 |
| 1934 | #60 | 3,742 | #1,551 | 20 |
| 1933 | #62 | 3,569 | #1,540 | 20 |
| 1932 | #57 | 4,095 | #1,110 | 37 |
| 1931 | #51 | 4,497 | #1,128 | 36 |
| 1930 | #49 | 4,988 | #1,235 | 33 |
| 1929 | #45 | 5,298 | #1,413 | 26 |
| 1928 | #42 | 5,671 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1927 | #39 | 6,108 | #1,293 | 32 |
| 1926 | #37 | 6,410 | #1,846 | 18 |
| 1925 | #36 | 6,810 | #1,493 | 25 |
| 1924 | #34 | 7,274 | #1,964 | 17 |
| 1923 | #30 | 7,560 | #2,123 | 15 |
| 1922 | #27 | 7,864 | #1,591 | 23 |
| 1921 | #28 | 8,135 | #1,703 | 21 |
| 1920 | #28 | 8,093 | #2,231 | 14 |
| 1919 | #26 | 8,104 | #1,695 | 20 |
| 1918 | #24 | 8,682 | #1,373 | 27 |
| 1917 | #21 | 8,326 | #1,755 | 18 |
| 1916 | #21 | 8,127 | #1,949 | 15 |
| 1915 | #22 | 7,606 | #1,782 | 16 |
| 1914 | #23 | 5,896 | #1,492 | 17 |
| 1913 | #24 | 4,822 | #1,497 | 13 |
| 1912 | #28 | 3,980 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #29 | 3,011 | #896 | 14 |
| 1910 | #30 | 2,801 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #31 | 2,416 | #893 | 11 |
| 1908 | #28 | 2,389 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1907 | #33 | 2,156 | #999 | 8 |
| 1906 | #38 | 1,900 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #37 | 1,894 | #1,002 | 7 |
| 1904 | #40 | 1,701 | — | |
| 1903 | #40 | 1,587 | #656 | 12 |
| 1902 | #42 | 1,565 | #933 | 7 |
| 1901 | #43 | 1,434 | #779 | 8 |
| 1900 | #47 | 1,743 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #44 | 1,388 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #46 | 1,425 | — | |
| 1897 | #47 | 1,267 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #50 | 1,256 | #900 | 7 |
| 1895 | #47 | 1,334 | — | |
| 1894 | #48 | 1,256 | — | |
| 1893 | #50 | 1,178 | — | |
| 1892 | #49 | 1,210 | #956 | 6 |
| 1891 | #49 | 1,031 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #49 | 1,118 | #884 | 6 |
| 1889 | #49 | 1,047 | #878 | 6 |
| 1888 | #49 | 1,001 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | #50 | 815 | — | |
| 1886 | #47 | 844 | — | |
| 1885 | #47 | 783 | #836 | 6 |
| 1884 | #45 | 800 | — | |
| 1883 | #46 | 697 | — | |
| 1882 | #49 | 638 | — | |
| 1881 | #48 | 563 | — | |
| 1880 | #50 | 544 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Josephine was already there! It came in at #50, and was given to 544 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1971–1993, when fewer than 610 girls a year got the name.
Where Josephine is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Mexico#125 · 1 in 595
- New Hampshire#210 · 1 in 1,267
- New York#266 · 1 in 1,621
- Arizona#307 · 1 in 1,629
- New Jersey#336 · 1 in 2,178
Best ever in a state: #2 in Nevada, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #125 | 16 | 1 in 595 |
| New Hampshire | #210 | 5 | 1 in 1,267 |
| New York | #266 | 69 | 1 in 1,621 |
| Arizona | #307 | 15 | 1 in 1,629 |
| New Jersey | #336 | 20 | 1 in 2,178 |
| California | #364 | 103 | 1 in 2,089 |
| Colorado | #388 | 8 | 1 in 2,624 |
| Maryland | #404 | 9 | 1 in 2,835 |
| Illinois | #415 | 24 | 1 in 3,024 |
| Texas | #467 | 42 | 1 in 3,068 |
| Massachusetts | #507 | 8 | 1 in 4,485 |
| Wisconsin | #570 | 5 | 1 in 5,790 |
| Michigan | #600 | 11 | 1 in 5,270 |
| Missouri | #638 | 5 | 1 in 6,249 |
| Virginia | #641 | 6 | 1 in 5,790 |
| Pennsylvania | #649 | 11 | 1 in 6,293 |
| Indiana | #653 | 5 | 1 in 6,423 |
| Ohio | #688 | 9 | 1 in 7,523 |
| Florida | #719 | 11 | 1 in 6,311 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Rising
- 3 spots since 2024 (#56 → #53)
- 34 spots since 2020 (#87 → #53)
- 78 spots since 2015 (#131 → #53)
- Biggest jump: 46 spots in 1988 (#497 → #451)
- Biggest drop: 44 spots in 1975 (#389 → #433)
Rise & fade · girls
37 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1917 at #21 (8,326 births)
- Births halved by 1932, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 71 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 71 yrs · run 1880–1942
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 129
- Highest: 1 in 129 girls born in 1916 were named Josephine (0.78%)
- Latest: 1 in 390 girls born in 2025 (0.26%)
- Its best rank, #21 in 1917, was only 1 in 130 (0.77%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 20.9% of all girls named Josephine (69,223) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #21 (1917) → #497 (1987) → #53 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,732 | #45 (1884) | #48 |
| 1890s | 12,463 | #44 (1899) | #48 |
| 1900s | 18,785 | #28 (1908) | #38 |
| 1910s | 61,355 | #21 (1917) | #25 |
| 1920s | 69,223 | #27 (1922) | #35 |
| 1930s | 36,051 | #49 (1930) | #68 |
| 1940s | 24,324 | #89 (1940) | #116 |
| 1950s | 16,412 | #146 (1950) | #196 |
| 1960s | 9,317 | #258 (1961) | #297 |
| 1970s | 5,154 | #363 (1970) | #412 |
| 1980s | 4,732 | #430 (1980) | #459 |
| 1990s | 7,059 | #312 (1999) | #385 |
| 2000s | 13,924 | #201 (2009) | #241 |
| 2010s | 23,960 | #90 (2019) | #137 |
| 2020s | 20,976 | #53 (2025) | #67 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Josephine in 1987
girls
#497
436 births · 1 in 3,988 girls
Top girls' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 3,988 of them was named Josephine, which outranked 96.3% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).