Josphine
- Last seen for girls in 2005 at #16,462
- Peak · girls
- 1912 · 9 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 244since 1909
Josphine over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Josphine has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 |
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| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 |
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| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 |
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| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 |
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| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 |
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| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 |
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| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 |
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| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 |
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| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 |
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| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 |
| 1949 | — | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 |
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| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 |
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| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 |
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| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 |
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| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 |
| 1928 | — | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1914 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 |
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First appearance
1909
The first year at least five girls were named Josphine! It came in at #2,208, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1911, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Josphine is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Josphine in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2005
Rise & fade · girls
3 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1909
- Peaked 1912 at #1,981 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1914, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 62,013
- Highest: 1 in 62,013 girls born in 1912 were named Josphine (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 369,568 girls born in 2005 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 27.9% of all girls named Josphine (68) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #2,208 (1909) | #2,208 |
| 1910s | 68 | #1,981 (1912) | #2,907 |
| 1920s | 68 | #2,732 (1923) | #3,884 |
| 1930s | 27 | #3,376 (1936) | #3,568 |
| 1940s | 18 | #3,863 (1940) | #4,189 |
| 1950s | 16 | #5,301 (1950) | #5,554 |
| 1960s | 11 | #6,042 (1967) | #6,310 |
| 1970s | 10 | #8,292 (1972) | #8,358 |
| 1980s | 5 | #12,362 (1989) | #12,362 |
| 1990s | 6 | #11,778 (1994) | #11,778 |
| 2000s | 10 | #15,031 (2000) | #15,747 |
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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