Josephine
Girl nameJosephine has been given to 332,458 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918 and currently ranks #53 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/
From French Joséphine, diminutive of Josèphe, feminine form of Joseph. By surface analysis, Joseph +‎ -ine. Popularized in English by Josephine Bonaparte, the empress of Napoleonic France.
Origin: French
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
332,458
Peak year
1918 (8,709 babies)
Rank in 2025
#53 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +65%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Josephine
Clara Zetkin
Communist activist, and advocate for women's rights (1857–1933)
Josephine Baker
American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)
Joséphine de Beauharnais
Empress consort of the French from 1804 to 1814 (1763-1814)
Anya Taylor-Joy
Actress (born 1996)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Josephine.
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