Josephine

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Josephine is a given name of French origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 328,296 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 327,305 as girls and 991 as boys. Josephine gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #231 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 3,746
2023 3,371
2022 3,263
2021 3,389
2020 3,057
2019 3,122
2018 3,048
2017 2,822
2016 2,797
2015 2,505
2014 2,286
2013 2,012
2012 1,957
2011 1,730
2010 1,677
2009 1,627
2008 1,634
2007 1,562
2006 1,548
2005 1,490
2004 1,337
2003 1,257
2002 1,198
2001 1,153
2000 1,116
1999 989
1998 840
1997 784
1996 725
1995 700
1994 648
1993 596
1992 591
1991 607
1990 579
1989 536
1988 508
1987 436
1986 456
1985 423
1984 437
1983 480
1982 491
1981 476
1980 502
1979 437
1978 457
1977 442
1976 431
1975 462
1974 536
1973 535
1972 580
1971 603
1970 677
1969 699
1968 693
1967 744
1966 838
1965 870
1964 971
1963 1,059
1962 1,109
1961 1,210
1960 1,165
1959 1,177
1958 1,279
1957 1,442
1956 1,494
1955 1,601
1954 1,726
1953 1,807
1952 1,868
1951 1,975
1950 2,093
1949 2,163
1948 2,237
1947 2,351
1946 2,234
1945 2,156
1944 2,337
1943 2,679
1942 2,765
1941 2,746
1940 2,756
1939 2,859
1938 3,002
1937 2,968
1936 3,166
1935 3,286
1934 3,762
1933 3,590
1932 4,131
1931 4,533
1930 5,021
1929 5,324
1928 5,701
1927 6,140
1926 6,428
1925 6,835
1924 7,291
1923 7,575
1922 7,887
1921 8,156
1920 8,107
1919 8,124
1918 8,709
1917 8,344
1916 8,142
1915 7,622
1914 5,913
1913 4,835
1912 3,990
1911 3,025
1910 2,809
1909 2,427
1908 2,397
1907 2,164
1906 1,908
1905 1,901
1904 1,701
1903 1,599
1902 1,572
1901 1,442
1900 1,749
1899 1,394
1898 1,425
1897 1,274
1896 1,263
1895 1,334
1894 1,256
1893 1,178
1892 1,216
1891 1,036
1890 1,124
1889 1,053
1888 1,006
1887 815
1886 844
1885 789
1884 800
1883 697
1882 638
1881 563
1880 544