Josie

Meaning: He shall add or grow
Origin: Variant of Josephine (from Hebrew)

Girl's name · #82 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Josie was #116 in 1880, slipped to #855 by 1967, and reached #82 in 2025 — its highest rank ever. Roughly 75,000 girls have been named Josie since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Josie ranks in other countries and regions.

#130 in N. Ireland (2025) · #193 in New Zealand (2025) · #195 in Scotland (2025) · #250 in England & Wales (2025) · #308 in Netherlands (2025) · #464 in Ireland (2025) · #798 in Austria (2025) · #1,206 in Belgium (2025) · #1,281 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,743 in Ecuador (2025) · #164 in Canada (2024).

Famous Josies

Josie Maran — American model, actress, and entrepreneur (born 1978)
Josie Loren — American actress
Josie Bissett — American actress
Josie Baff — Australian snowboarder (born 2003)
Josie Knight — Irish now UK cyclist

In stories & tradition

Josie McFarlane — EastEnders (TV series)
Josie Rizal — Tekken 7 (video game)
Josie Packard^it — Twin Peaks (TV series)

What Josies become

Among 186 notable people named Josie:

Entertainers appear 2.01× more often than among typical names — e.g. Josie Maran, American model, actress, and entrepreneur (born 1978).

Similar names: Josephine · Sadie · Jovie · Elsie · Stella · Lucy

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