Josefa
Josefa was the 8590th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 554th; the most babies were born in 1925 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,773 places. More babies were named Josefa in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,590 girls, up 5,619 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192584 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,062babies recorded
Josefa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,590 | 12 |
| 2020 | #14,209 | 6 |
| 2010 | #11,712 | 9 |
| 2000 | #9,496 | 10 |
| 1990 | #4,946 | 19 |
| 1980 | #4,212 | 18 |
| 1970 | #2,470 | 30 |
| 1960 | #2,168 | 29 |
| 1950 | #1,485 | 39 |
| 1940 | #1,084 | 45 |
| 1930 | #922 | 63 |
| 1920 | #899 | 66 |
| 1910 | #713 | 35 |
| 1900 | #874 | 19 |
| 1890 | #554 | 23 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Josefa, counting every spelling?
Josefa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Josefa?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Josefa (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Josefa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Josefa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Josefa?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Josefa are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 37 and 73. That makes Josefa a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Josefa
How popular is the name Josefa?
Josefa was the 8590th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 554th; the most babies were born in 1925 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,773 places. More babies were named Josefa in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Josefa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Josefa in the US.