Josefine

A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god increases; a form of Josephine.

Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Josefine by the numbers

Josefine was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 21 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that come from Josephine

Like Josefine, each of these traces back to Josephine: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Josiegod increases; diminutive of Josephine1,524 in the US (2017)
  • Joselynngod will increase; a form of Josephine50 in the US (2017)
  • Jogod will increase; a form of Josephine49 in the US (2017)
  • Joziegod increases; diminutive of Josephine42 in the US (2017)
  • Josettegod will increase; diminutive of Josephine41 in the US (2017)
  • JozelynGod will increase; a form of Josephine or Jocelyn12 in the US (2017)
  • JossieGod increases; diminutive of Joseph or Josephine10 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Josefine. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Josefinagod will increase; feminine form of Joseph81 in the US (2017)
  • Joselinegod will increase; variant of Josephine or Jocelyn51 in the US (2017)
  • JosephineGod will add2,791 in the US (2017)
  • Joselinjoyful; a modern spelling of Jocelyn54 in the US (2017)
  • Joselynegod will increase; a form of Josephine11 in the US (2017)
  • Josselinemember of the jutes; a form of Jocelyn11 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Josefine

Names that are said the same way as Josefine, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • JosaphineGod will increase; a variant of Josephine9 in the US (2017)
  • Josephynevariant of Josephine, god shall increase8 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean God

Like Josefine, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
  • Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
  • Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
  • SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
  • Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Josefine

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