Josephina
Josephina was the 1743rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1742nd with 118 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 402 places. More babies were named Josephina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,743 girls, up 242 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 117girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023118 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,494babies recorded
Josephina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,743 | 117 |
| 2020 | #1,985 | 95 |
| 2010 | #2,526 | 73 |
| 2000 | #3,425 | 39 |
| 1990 | #4,057 | 25 |
| 1980 | #3,905 | 20 |
| 1970 | #3,490 | 18 |
| 1960 | #3,143 | 16 |
| 1950 | #3,543 | 10 |
| 1940 | #4,691 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,771 | 11 |
| 1920 | #4,656 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Josephina, counting every spelling?
Josephina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,043 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,743 for Josephina on its own. Together these spellings went to 221 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josephina | 117 | #1,743 | 548 |
| Josefina | 104 | #1,891 | 467 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Josephina?
117 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Josephina (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Josephina 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 72 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Josephina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Josephina?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Josephina are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 8 and 34. That makes Josephina mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Josephina by state
How common Josephina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.4×), Pennsylvania (2.3×), Michigan (2.3×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Josephina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Josephina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Josephina
How popular is the name Josephina?
Josephina was the 1743rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1742nd with 118 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 402 places. More babies were named Josephina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Josephina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Josephina in the US.
Where is Josephina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Josephina was most common in Ohio (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Michigan.