Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1923
Joephine
11 babies named Joephine in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1923–1927
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Joephine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joephine has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1927.
- 11 total births
- 1923–1927 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
The verdict
11 girls have been named Joephine since 1923, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1927.
- 11
- total births
- 1923–1927
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Joephine was born in this single decade.
1927
Single peak year
6 babies were named Joephine in 1927 - its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Joephine
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Joephine between 1923 and 1927, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joephine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Joephine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Joephine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound, actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Joephine at a glance
Last recorded 1927Peak year
1927
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1923
Joephine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1927
- Peak year (1927)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Joephine by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 11 births that decade - 100% of Joephine's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Joephine? ▼
11 babies have been named Joephine since 1923. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1927 with 6 births.
When was Joephine most popular? ▼
Joephine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Joephine been used? ▼
Joephine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 5 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Joephine? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joelle, Joe, Joey, Joellen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Joephine
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–1927 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Joephine: Baby Name Since 1923 - 11 Births, Peak 1927." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joephine. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Joephine draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.