Girls' name · since 1908
Joesphine
Joesphine has 628 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,238 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 628
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Joesphine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 628 recorded since 1908.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joesphine has been recorded 628 times among girls since 1908, 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 1908 to 2013.
- #10,238 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 628 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joesphine ranks #10,238 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 628 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,238 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 628
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Joesphine's 628 recorded births place it above 85.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Joesphine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joesphine's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joesphine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2013
- Peak year (1922)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Joesphine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (138 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Joesphine's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Joesphine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
92 births
- 1920s
1920s
138 births
- 1930s
1930s
124 births
- 1940s
1940s
92 births
- 1950s
1950s
100 births
- 1960s
1960s
56 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 138 births (22% of all-time use).
How Joesphine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Joesphine's total volume
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What to do with Joesphine's data
- Joesphine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (138 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Joesphine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~105 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1908–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Joesphine 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 August 2026.