Jossie
Jossie was the 13982nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 670th; the most babies were born in 1926 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved down 313 places. More babies were named Jossie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Josie) pet form of Josephine · English, French, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #13,982 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192645 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,051babies recorded
What does the name Jossie mean?
Jossie is a spelling of Josie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Josie's meaning and origin.
Josie is a pet form of Josephine, and Wikipedia and Wiktionary both describe it that way; it is now also often given as a full name. Josephine is the French feminine diminutive of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef, which DMNES glosses 'God will increase'. In Genesis 30:24 Rachel names her son Joseph with the wish that God will add another son. Josie can also shorten other names beginning with Jos-, such as Josette.
Joséphine (French, “Josephine”)יוֹסֵף (Biblical Hebrew, “Yosef, he will add”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Josephine, Josey, Joey, Jo, Joseph.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Josie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Josie (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joseph', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Jossie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 17 since 1990.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,982 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #8,481 | 14 |
| 2000 | #8,842 | 11 |
| 1990 | #6,632 | 13 |
| 1980 | #7,038 | 9 |
| 1970 | #8,557 | 5 |
| 1960 | #5,991 | 6 |
| 1950 | #2,832 | 14 |
| 1940 | #2,155 | 15 |
| 1930 | #1,635 | 24 |
| 1920 | #1,162 | 43 |
| 1910 | #851 | 26 |
| 1900 | #996 | 15 |
| 1890 | #679 | 16 |
| 1880 | #706 | 7 |
How popular is Jossie, counting every spelling?
Jossie is a spelling of Josie, a name family that ranked #100 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #13,982 for Jossie on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,158 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josie | 3,021 | #82 | 12,978 |
| Josey | 61 | #2,793 | 390 |
| Jozie | 50 | #3,184 | 279 |
| Josi | 13 | #8,082 | 97 |
| Jozi | — | — | 54 |
| Jossie | 6 | #13,982 | 42 |
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 Jossie?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jossie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jossie 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jossie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jossie?
About 700 people born in the US named Jossie are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 22 and 71. That makes Jossie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. 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.
Jossie by state
How common Jossie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Jossie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jossie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jossie
What does Jossie mean?
Jossie is a spelling of Josie, which means “pet form of Josephine” (English, French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jossie?
Jossie was the 13982nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 670th; the most babies were born in 1926 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved down 313 places. More babies were named Jossie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Jossie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jossie in the US.
Where is Jossie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jossie was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).