How Many People Are Named Josey?
people named Josey are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 82,516 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,248 babies named Josey in Social Security records from 1915 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
121 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Josey, 76.2% were girls and 23.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Josey rose from 67% in the 1970s to 78.1% in the 2020s. It was lowest in the 1980s, at 44.5%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Josey alive today is about 21 years old, and 73% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Josey first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 2012, to 121 babies. In 2025, 86 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Josey has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,779, in 1998. In 2025 it ranked #2,793. Among boys, its best rank was #1,716, in 1988.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,793 | #4,191 |
| Best rank | #1,779 (1998) | #1,716 (1988) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,153 in the 2010s | #2,058 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Josey alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Josey were born in Texas than in any other state: about 368 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Josey was given 3.6 times as often in Texas, 3 times in Indiana and 3 times in Missouri.
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