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Josephine

Girl's name · #53 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Josephine holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#53 in 2025). About 331,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Josephine is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Josephine ranks in other countries and regions.

#89 in France (2025) · #105 in Austria (2025) · #138 in Netherlands (2025) · #219 in N. Ireland (2025) · #225 in Belgium (2025) · #241 in Norway (2025) · #257 in England & Wales (2025) · #289 in New Zealand (2025) · #389 in Poland (2025) · #401 in Switzerland (2025) · #412 in Scotland (2025) · #516 in Ireland (2025) and 2 more.

Famous Josephines

• Josephine Baker — American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)
• Joséphine de Beauharnais — Empress consort of the French from 1804 to 1814 (1763–1814)
• Josephine Hull — American stage and film actress (1877–1957)
• Josephine Bakhita — Sudanese saint and former slave
• Josephine of Leuchtenberg — Queen of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to 1859

In stories & tradition

• Josephine Balsamo — The Countess of Cagliostro (book)
• Josephine Rabbit — The Tale of Peter Rabbit (book)
• Josephine Anwhistle^it — A Series of Unfortunate Events (novel series)

What Josephines become

Among 1,028 notable people named Josephine:

Entertainers appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Josephine Baker, American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975).

Spellings & nicknames

About 2,600 girls a year are given Josie as their full name, 160 Joey, and 65 Joie.

Similar names: Josie · Ruby · Catherine · Rose · Alice · Vivian

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