Josephine
The French feminine of Joseph, from the Hebrew Yosef, he will add. Napoleon's empress made the French form known far outside France.
Josephine in 2025
Josephine was given to 4,126 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 136th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 804 babies born.
The history of Josephine
Josephine reached its highest point in 1918, when 8,709 babies were given the name, ranking 45th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 38th, in 1908.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 332,458 babies have been named Josephine. Half of them were born before 1929, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Josephine by decade
| Decade | Babies named Josephine | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,749 | 66 |
| 1890s | 12,500 | 58 |
| 1900s | 18,860 | 38 |
| 1910s | 61,513 | 41 |
| 1920s | 69,444 | 51 |
| 1930s | 36,318 | 92 |
| 1940s | 24,424 | 171 |
| 1950s | 16,462 | 281 |
| 1960s | 9,358 | 483 |
| 1970s | 5,160 | 654 |
| 1980s | 4,746 | 787 |
| 1990s | 7,059 | 604 |
| 2000s | 13,924 | 427 |
| 2010s | 23,960 | 222 |
| 2020s | 20,981 | 136 |
Where Josephine is heading
Josephine has risen 65% over the past decade, from 2,505 babies in 2015 to 4,126 in 2025.
Names like Josephine
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Josephine.