Josephine
A girls’ name of Hebrew/French origin, meaning God will add.
Babies a year
2,791
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#53
up from #56
UK popularity
#256
182 babies · up from #267
How Josephine has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #131 |
| 2016 | #114 |
| 2017 | #107 |
| 2018 | #91 |
| 2019 | #89 |
| 2020 | #87 |
| 2021 | #72 |
| 2022 | #70 |
| 2023 | #64 |
| 2024 | #56 |
| 2025 | #53 |
In 2025, 182 babies in England and Wales were named Josephine. In the US, 2,791 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 8,683 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Josephine was most common in 1915, when it went to 0.74% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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