Josie
#82 for girls in 2025, 3,021 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 99.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 3,021 births
- Debut · girls
- 141 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 75,370since 1880
Josie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #82 | 3,021 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #88 | 2,903 | — | |
| 2023 | #108 | 2,515 | #7,289 | 11 |
| 2022 | #120 | 2,372 | #8,300 | 9 |
| 2021 | #130 | 2,167 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #134 | 2,003 | #9,554 | 7 |
| 2019 | #155 | 1,859 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2018 | #191 | 1,586 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #200 | 1,535 | — | |
| 2016 | #237 | 1,368 | #10,744 | 6 |
| 2015 | #250 | 1,294 | #9,568 | 7 |
| 2014 | #252 | 1,288 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #266 | 1,223 | — | |
| 2012 | #253 | 1,277 | #7,559 | 10 |
| 2011 | #256 | 1,246 | — | |
| 2010 | #262 | 1,251 | — | |
| 2009 | #310 | 1,056 | — | |
| 2008 | #294 | 1,134 | — | |
| 2007 | #299 | 1,129 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #294 | 1,124 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #317 | 1,017 | — | |
| 2004 | #324 | 975 | #4,793 | 17 |
| 2003 | #305 | 1,018 | #7,245 | 9 |
| 2002 | #282 | 1,110 | — | |
| 2001 | #282 | 1,101 | #6,445 | 10 |
| 2000 | #328 | 970 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #340 | 889 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #360 | 801 | #6,843 | 8 |
| 1997 | #367 | 752 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #340 | 820 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #361 | 725 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #439 | 574 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #588 | 401 | #5,360 | 10 |
| 1992 | #622 | 364 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #638 | 350 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #619 | 363 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #644 | 320 | #4,527 | 11 |
| 1988 | #755 | 248 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #850 | 202 | #2,942 | 17 |
| 1986 | #823 | 204 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1985 | #769 | 220 | — | |
| 1984 | #679 | 249 | #3,701 | 11 |
| 1983 | #594 | 298 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #651 | 274 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #668 | 261 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #664 | 269 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #682 | 251 | — | |
| 1978 | #729 | 215 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #675 | 232 | #3,606 | 10 |
| 1976 | #691 | 215 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #739 | 196 | — | |
| 1974 | #699 | 211 | — | |
| 1973 | #731 | 192 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #685 | 214 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #680 | 227 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #813 | 170 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #757 | 177 | — | |
| 1968 | #720 | 184 | — | |
| 1967 | #855 | 140 | — | |
| 1966 | #769 | 163 | — | |
| 1965 | #745 | 180 | — | |
| 1964 | #727 | 204 | — | |
| 1963 | #674 | 222 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #670 | 232 | — | |
| 1961 | #640 | 253 | — | |
| 1960 | #561 | 305 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #596 | 276 | — | |
| 1958 | #609 | 267 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #580 | 276 | — | |
| 1956 | #560 | 280 | — | |
| 1955 | #623 | 222 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | #600 | 228 | — | |
| 1953 | #622 | 203 | — | |
| 1952 | #632 | 196 | — | |
| 1951 | #552 | 233 | — | |
| 1950 | #522 | 246 | — | |
| 1949 | #492 | 269 | — | |
| 1948 | #423 | 351 | — | |
| 1947 | #428 | 360 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #422 | 332 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #384 | 335 | — | |
| 1944 | #376 | 352 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #404 | 331 | — | |
| 1942 | #372 | 362 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #360 | 345 | — | |
| 1940 | #351 | 337 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #353 | 334 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #326 | 373 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #331 | 353 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #344 | 330 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #325 | 376 | — | |
| 1934 | #321 | 379 | — | |
| 1933 | #340 | 334 | — | |
| 1932 | #384 | 291 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #348 | 338 | — | |
| 1930 | #354 | 356 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #339 | 364 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #357 | 364 | — | |
| 1927 | #333 | 409 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #328 | 406 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #330 | 409 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #326 | 426 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #318 | 413 | — | |
| 1922 | #308 | 448 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #321 | 420 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #314 | 436 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #290 | 481 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #307 | 430 | — | |
| 1917 | #306 | 403 | — | |
| 1916 | #319 | 363 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #299 | 379 | — | |
| 1914 | #283 | 344 | — | |
| 1913 | #297 | 257 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #274 | 269 | — | |
| 1911 | #280 | 193 | — | |
| 1910 | #242 | 251 | — | |
| 1909 | #249 | 202 | — | |
| 1908 | #235 | 207 | — | |
| 1907 | #247 | 191 | — | |
| 1906 | #227 | 193 | — | |
| 1905 | #206 | 217 | — | |
| 1904 | #210 | 206 | — | |
| 1903 | #201 | 210 | — | |
| 1902 | #195 | 221 | — | |
| 1901 | #199 | 205 | — | |
| 1900 | #193 | 266 | — | |
| 1899 | #176 | 243 | — | |
| 1898 | #197 | 219 | — | |
| 1897 | #189 | 209 | — | |
| 1896 | #182 | 227 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #175 | 234 | — | |
| 1894 | #168 | 241 | — | |
| 1893 | #164 | 233 | — | |
| 1892 | #152 | 263 | — | |
| 1891 | #155 | 218 | — | |
| 1890 | #146 | 242 | — | |
| 1889 | #153 | 207 | — | |
| 1888 | #134 | 257 | — | |
| 1887 | #136 | 192 | — | |
| 1886 | #131 | 212 | — | |
| 1885 | #123 | 211 | — | |
| 1884 | #124 | 198 | — | |
| 1883 | #133 | 148 | — | |
| 1882 | #122 | 169 | — | |
| 1881 | #116 | 149 | — | |
| 1880 | #116 | 141 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Josie was already there! It came in at #116, and was given to 141 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1964–1970, when fewer than 210 girls a year got the name.
Where Josie is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#70 · 1 in 252
- Arizona#147 · 1 in 469
- Colorado#147 · 1 in 592
- Mississippi#175 · 1 in 806
- Louisiana#177 · 1 in 741
Best ever in a state: #21 in Mississippi, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #70 | 22 | 1 in 252 |
| Arizona | #147 | 10 | 1 in 469 |
| Colorado | #147 | 15 | 1 in 592 |
| Mississippi | #175 | 28 | 1 in 806 |
| Louisiana | #177 | 30 | 1 in 741 |
| California | #200 | 40 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Georgia | #201 | 29 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Texas | #203 | 61 | 1 in 946 |
| Alabama | #209 | 28 | 1 in 1,047 |
| Florida | #236 | 11 | 1 in 1,234 |
| South Carolina | #249 | 12 | 1 in 1,708 |
| North Carolina | #275 | 17 | 1 in 2,174 |
| Tennessee | #279 | 13 | 1 in 2,087 |
| Arkansas | #312 | 9 | 1 in 2,079 |
| Kentucky | #327 | 10 | 1 in 2,823 |
| Virginia | #364 | 6 | 1 in 3,972 |
| Oklahoma | #449 | 5 | 1 in 4,066 |
| Illinois | #614 | 5 | 1 in 11,042 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Josie
- 6 spots since 2024 (#88 → #82)
- 52 spots since 2020 (#134 → #82)
- 168 spots since 2015 (#250 → #82)
- Biggest jump: 149 spots in 1994 (#588 → #439)
- Biggest drop: 90 spots in 1985 (#679 → #769)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #82 (3,021 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 2024–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 532 girls born in 2025 were named Josie (0.19%)
- 19.9% of all girls named Josie (14,981) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #116 (1881) → #855 (1967) → #82 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,884 | #116 (1881) | #129 |
| 1890s | 2,329 | #146 (1890) | #170 |
| 1900s | 2,118 | #193 (1900) | #216 |
| 1910s | 3,370 | #242 (1910) | #290 |
| 1920s | 4,095 | #308 (1922) | #327 |
| 1930s | 3,464 | #321 (1934) | #343 |
| 1940s | 3,374 | #351 (1940) | #401 |
| 1950s | 2,427 | #522 (1950) | #590 |
| 1960s | 2,060 | #561 (1960) | #712 |
| 1970s | 2,123 | #675 (1977) | #712 |
| 1980s | 2,545 | #594 (1983) | #710 |
| 1990s | 6,039 | #340 (1999) | #467 |
| 2000s | 10,634 | #282 (2002) | #304 |
| 2010s | 13,927 | #155 (2019) | #232 |
| 2020s | 14,981 | #82 (2025) | #110 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Josie in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 2,958 of them was named Josie, which outranked 93.5% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 184,858 of them was named Josie, which outranked 21.3% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,868Worthy7
- #2,868York7
- #2,868Zeke7
- #3,175Josie6
- #3,175Abelino6
- #3,175Adolphe6
- #3,175Adolpho6
- #3,534Able5
- #3,534Abundio5
- #3,534Adams5
Tied with 358 names at #3,175; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.