Josephine
4 countries#53 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Josephine was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
332,458 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #53 · peaked in 1918 with 8,709 births
Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
90,088 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #1876 · peaked in 1902 with 3,294 births
Most common in: Bas-Rhin, Bouches-du-Rhône, Moselle, Finistère, Morbihan
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
591 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #387 · peaked in 1975 with 27 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
58 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #205 · peaked in 2025 with 8 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Josephine’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #221 | — |
| 2007 | #223 | ↓2 |
| 2008 | #208 | ↑15 |
| 2009 | #201 | ↑7 |
| 2010 | #185 | ↑16 |
| 2011 | #181 | ↑4 |
| 2012 | #160 | ↑21 |
| 2013 | #160 | — |
| 2014 | #147 | ↑13 |
| 2015 | #131 | ↑16 |
| 2016 | #114 | ↑17 |
| 2017 | #107 | ↑7 |
| 2018 | #91 | ↑16 |
| 2019 | #90 | ↑1 |
| 2020 | #87 | ↑3 |
| 2021 | #72 | ↑15 |
| 2022 | #70 | ↑2 |
| 2023 | #64 | ↑6 |
| 2024 | #56 | ↑8 |
| 2025 | #53 | ↑3 |
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