Joesphine — girls' name

What the Data Says About Joesphine

The Social Security Administration has registered 628 babies named Joesphine between 1908 and 2013, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joesphine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joesphine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Joesphine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joesphine 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 628 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.