Josephina

girls’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Josephina is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 110 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024: —outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024: 1100.01% of girls
Peak year: 2023117 births
Best rank: —never in the top 1,000
Since 1912: 3,372people given the name

Babies named Josephina, by year of birthgirls

The story in the numbers

3,372 girls have been named Josephina in the United States since 1912, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 117 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2006, and the 2010s alone account for 27%.

By decade

Decade	girls named Josephina
1910s	41
1920s	79
1930s	57
1940s	87
1950s	132
1960s	163
1970s	196
1980s	218
1990s	350
2000s	627
2010s	900
2020s	522

In 2023, its biggest year

Josephina was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2023 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Josephina

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.