How Many People Are Named Josephine?
people named Josephine are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,849 people in the US has this name
Based on 332,458 babies named Josephine in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
8,709 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
English, German and Dutch form of JOSÉPHINE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Josephine (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Josephine alive today is about 39 years old, and 52% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Josephine first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 8,709 babies. In 2025, 4,126 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been rising.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Josephine never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #21, in 1916 to 1917, and it was in the top 100 in 71 years between 1880 and 2025. In 2025 it ranked #53.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #53 |
| Best rank | #21 (1916 to 1917) |
| Years in the top 100 | 71 (1880 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #33 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Josephine alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Josephine were born in New York than in any other state: about 13,760 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Josephine was given 2.2 times as often in New Mexico, 2.1 times in Alaska and 1.8 times in Connecticut.
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