Names like Josephine

In 2025, 4,126 girls born in the US were named Josephine, #53 among girls' names.

It has been in the top 1,000 every year since records begin in 1880, and in the top 100 in 71 of those 146 years.

Its best rank was #21, every year from 1916 to 1917.

The most births in one year were 8,682, in 1918.

Births rose 65% from 2,505 in 2015.

All 12 names below have also been in the top 1,000 every year since 1880.

Josephine's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #50
2. 1890
   #49
3. 1900
   #47
4. 1910
   #30
5. 1920
   #28
6. 1930
   #49
7. 1940
   #89
8. 1950
   #146
9. 1960
   #262
10. 1970
    #363
11. 1980
    #429
12. 1990
    #433
13. 2000
    #286
14. 2010
    #186
15. 2020
    #87
16. 2025
    #53

12 girl names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Josephine's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.