How Many People Are Named Josie?
people named Josie are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,025 people in the US has this name
Based on 75,915 babies named Josie in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
3,027 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of JOSEPHINE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Josie, 99.3% were girls and 0.7% were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Josie alive today is about 22 years old, and 75% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 29 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Josie first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 3,027 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Josie never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #82, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 for 2 years, 2024 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #82.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #82 |
| Best rank | #82 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | 2 (2024 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #111 in the 2020s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Josie alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Josie were born in Texas than in any other state: about 4,997 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Josie was given 3.5 times as often in New Mexico, 3 times in Mississippi and 2.2 times in Louisiana.
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