Josie
- #82 for girls in 2025, 3,021 births
- #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
- Given to girls 99.3% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 3,021 births
- Debut · girls
- 141 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 75,370since 1880
Josie 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 | #82 | 3,021 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #88 | 2,903 | — | |
| 2023 | #108 | 2,515 | #7,289 | 11 |
| 2022 | #120 | 2,372 | #8,300 | 9 |
| 2021 | #130 | 2,167 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #134 | 2,003 | #9,554 | 7 |
| 2019 | #155 | 1,859 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2018 | #191 | 1,586 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #200 | 1,535 | — | |
| 2016 | #237 | 1,368 | #10,744 | 6 |
| 2015 | #250 | 1,294 | #9,568 | 7 |
| 2014 | #252 | 1,288 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #266 | 1,223 | — | |
| 2012 | #253 | 1,277 | #7,559 | 10 |
| 2011 | #256 | 1,246 | — | |
| 2010 | #262 | 1,251 | — | |
| 2009 | #310 | 1,056 | — | |
| 2008 | #294 | 1,134 | — | |
| 2007 | #299 | 1,129 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #294 | 1,124 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #317 | 1,017 | — | |
| 2004 | #324 | 975 | #4,793 | 17 |
| 2003 | #305 | 1,018 | #7,245 | 9 |
| 2002 | #282 | 1,110 | — | |
| 2001 | #282 | 1,101 | #6,445 | 10 |
| 2000 | #328 | 970 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #340 | 889 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #360 | 801 | #6,843 | 8 |
| 1997 | #367 | 752 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #340 | 820 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #361 | 725 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #439 | 574 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #588 | 401 | #5,360 | 10 |
| 1992 | #622 | 364 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #638 | 350 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #619 | 363 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #644 | 320 | #4,527 | 11 |
| 1988 | #755 | 248 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #850 | 202 | #2,942 | 17 |
| 1986 | #823 | 204 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1985 | #769 | 220 | — | |
| 1984 | #679 | 249 | #3,701 | 11 |
| 1983 | #594 | 298 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #651 | 274 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #668 | 261 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #664 | 269 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #682 | 251 | — | |
| 1978 | #729 | 215 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #675 | 232 | #3,606 | 10 |
| 1976 | #691 | 215 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #739 | 196 | — | |
| 1974 | #699 | 211 | — | |
| 1973 | #731 | 192 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #685 | 214 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #680 | 227 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #813 | 170 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #757 | 177 | — | |
| 1968 | #720 | 184 | — | |
| 1967 | #855 | 140 | — | |
| 1966 | #769 | 163 | — | |
| 1965 | #745 | 180 | — | |
| 1964 | #727 | 204 | — | |
| 1963 | #674 | 222 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #670 | 232 | — | |
| 1961 | #640 | 253 | — | |
| 1960 | #561 | 305 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #596 | 276 | — | |
| 1958 | #609 | 267 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #580 | 276 | — | |
| 1956 | #560 | 280 | — | |
| 1955 | #623 | 222 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | #600 | 228 | — | |
| 1953 | #622 | 203 | — | |
| 1952 | #632 | 196 | — | |
| 1951 | #552 | 233 | — | |
| 1950 | #522 | 246 | — | |
| 1949 | #492 | 269 | — | |
| 1948 | #423 | 351 | — | |
| 1947 | #428 | 360 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #422 | 332 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #384 | 335 | — | |
| 1944 | #376 | 352 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #404 | 331 | — | |
| 1942 | #372 | 362 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #360 | 345 | — | |
| 1940 | #351 | 337 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #353 | 334 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #326 | 373 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #331 | 353 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #344 | 330 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #325 | 376 | — | |
| 1934 | #321 | 379 | — | |
| 1933 | #340 | 334 | — | |
| 1932 | #384 | 291 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #348 | 338 | — | |
| 1930 | #354 | 356 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #339 | 364 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #357 | 364 | — | |
| 1927 | #333 | 409 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #328 | 406 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #330 | 409 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #326 | 426 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #318 | 413 | — | |
| 1922 | #308 | 448 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #321 | 420 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #314 | 436 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #290 | 481 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #307 | 430 | — | |
| 1917 | #306 | 403 | — | |
| 1916 | #319 | 363 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #299 | 379 | — | |
| 1914 | #283 | 344 | — | |
| 1913 | #297 | 257 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #274 | 269 | — | |
| 1911 | #280 | 193 | — | |
| 1910 | #242 | 251 | — | |
| 1909 | #249 | 202 | — | |
| 1908 | #235 | 207 | — | |
| 1907 | #247 | 191 | — | |
| 1906 | #227 | 193 | — | |
| 1905 | #206 | 217 | — | |
| 1904 | #210 | 206 | — | |
| 1903 | #201 | 210 | — | |
| 1902 | #195 | 221 | — | |
| 1901 | #199 | 205 | — | |
| 1900 | #193 | 266 | — | |
| 1899 | #176 | 243 | — | |
| 1898 | #197 | 219 | — | |
| 1897 | #189 | 209 | — | |
| 1896 | #182 | 227 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #175 | 234 | — | |
| 1894 | #168 | 241 | — | |
| 1893 | #164 | 233 | — | |
| 1892 | #152 | 263 | — | |
| 1891 | #155 | 218 | — | |
| 1890 | #146 | 242 | — | |
| 1889 | #153 | 207 | — | |
| 1888 | #134 | 257 | — | |
| 1887 | #136 | 192 | — | |
| 1886 | #131 | 212 | — | |
| 1885 | #123 | 211 | — | |
| 1884 | #124 | 198 | — | |
| 1883 | #133 | 148 | — | |
| 1882 | #122 | 169 | — | |
| 1881 | #116 | 149 | — | |
| 1880 | #116 | 141 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Josie was already there! It came in at #116, and was given to 141 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1964–1970, when fewer than 210 girls a year got the name.
Where Josie is popular in 2025
- 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
- Mississippi#21 · 1 in 185
- Maine#24 · 1 in 125
- Montana#27 · 1 in 149
- Kentucky#29 · 1 in 201
- Idaho#30 · 1 in 184
Best ever in a state: #21 in Mississippi, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #21 | 48 | 1 in 185 |
| Maine | #24 | 25 | 1 in 125 |
| Montana | #27 | 19 | 1 in 149 |
| Kentucky | #29 | 86 | 1 in 201 |
| Idaho | #30 | 39 | 1 in 184 |
| Alabama | #34 | 78 | 1 in 235 |
| Louisiana | #35 | 70 | 1 in 234 |
| West Virginia | #35 | 30 | 1 in 169 |
| Kansas | #38 | 52 | 1 in 227 |
| Vermont | #38 | 9 | 1 in 108 |
| North Dakota | #40 | 16 | 1 in 169 |
| Oklahoma | #40 | 62 | 1 in 238 |
| Minnesota | #45 | 81 | 1 in 265 |
| Wisconsin | #46 | 80 | 1 in 253 |
| Alaska | #50 | 10 | 1 in 165 |
| Nebraska | #53 | 29 | 1 in 245 |
| Tennessee | #55 | 103 | 1 in 311 |
| Utah | #55 | 62 | 1 in 275 |
| Iowa | #56 | 42 | 1 in 280 |
| North Carolina | #56 | 141 | 1 in 330 |
| Wyoming | #58 | 6 | 1 in 135 |
| Arkansas | #60 | 39 | 1 in 272 |
| Missouri | #62 | 76 | 1 in 320 |
| Ohio | #62 | 133 | 1 in 355 |
| Indiana | #63 | 87 | 1 in 321 |
| Michigan | #65 | 101 | 1 in 354 |
| Pennsylvania | #65 | 138 | 1 in 338 |
| Delaware | #70 | 10 | 1 in 226 |
| South Dakota | #73 | 12 | 1 in 254 |
| South Carolina | #76 | 50 | 1 in 366 |
| Georgia | #80 | 102 | 1 in 443 |
| Oregon | #81 | 37 | 1 in 353 |
| Maryland | #84 | 48 | 1 in 416 |
| Virginia | #94 | 75 | 1 in 450 |
| New Hampshire | #95 | 12 | 1 in 316 |
| Arizona | #97 | 62 | 1 in 455 |
| Connecticut | #102 | 27 | 1 in 426 |
| Washington | #103 | 60 | 1 in 481 |
| Massachusetts | #115 | 45 | 1 in 534 |
| Illinois | #116 | 79 | 1 in 561 |
| Rhode Island | #120 | 7 | 1 in 350 |
| Colorado | #122 | 44 | 1 in 530 |
| Texas | #135 | 233 | 1 in 689 |
| Florida | #140 | 126 | 1 in 689 |
| New Mexico | #159 | 9 | 1 in 519 |
| California | #183 | 179 | 1 in 903 |
| New York | #183 | 89 | 1 in 880 |
| Nevada | #196 | 13 | 1 in 708 |
| New Jersey | #246 | 33 | 1 in 1,076 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Josie
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 52 spots since 2020 (#134 → #82)
- Biggest jump: 149 spots in 1994
- Biggest drop: 90 spots in 1985
Rise & fade · girls
145 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #82 (3,021 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 2024–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 532
- Highest: 1 in 532 girls born in 2025 were named Josie (0.19%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 19.9% of all girls named Josie (14,981) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #116 (1881) → #855 (1967) → #82 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,884 | #116 (1881) | #129 |
| 1890s | 2,329 | #146 (1890) | #170 |
| 1900s | 2,118 | #193 (1900) | #216 |
| 1910s | 3,370 | #242 (1910) | #290 |
| 1920s | 4,095 | #308 (1922) | #327 |
| 1930s | 3,464 | #321 (1934) | #343 |
| 1940s | 3,374 | #351 (1940) | #401 |
| 1950s | 2,427 | #522 (1950) | #590 |
| 1960s | 2,060 | #561 (1960) | #712 |
| 1970s | 2,123 | #675 (1977) | #712 |
| 1980s | 2,545 | #594 (1983) | #710 |
| 1990s | 6,039 | #340 (1999) | #467 |
| 2000s | 10,634 | #282 (2002) | #304 |
| 2010s | 13,927 | #155 (2019) | #232 |
| 2020s | 14,981 | #82 (2025) | #110 |
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.
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