Girls' name · since 2012

Josabet

Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 162 babies named Josabet, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#21,984 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#16,464 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
162
born since 2012
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Josabet is the #16464 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 162 recorded since 2012.

Josabet has 162 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16464 as of the latest data, more common than 5% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.

  • #21,984 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #16,464 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 162 born since 2012
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josabet ranks #21,984 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,464 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 162 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.

#21,984 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#16,464 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
162
born since 2012
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%4.8%
Josabet vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Josabet's 162 recorded births place it above 69.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Josabet compares

162 33rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Josabet's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Josabet Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 162 376 567,345
Peak-year births 52 21 19,840

Josabet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Josabet's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 24% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 76%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Josabet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
52
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
0204060 20122018201920202021202220242025 5

Josabet by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (91 births, 56% of the file).

2020s was Josabet's strongest decade.

91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Josabet births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 91 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Josabet by state

Where Josabet concentrates geographically, total births since 2012

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Josabet
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 13.6%
#2 Texas
13 8.0%
#3 Florida
5 3.1%
California share of Josabet's total US births 13.6%
Even split

22 of 162 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josabet?
162 babies have been named Josabet since 2012. All-time, it sits at #21,984 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #16,464 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 52 births.
Where does Josabet sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josabet ranks #21,984 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,464 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Josabet most popular?
Josabet was most popular in the 2020s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Josabet most popular?
The top states for the name Josabet are California (22 births), Texas (13 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Josabet been used?
The SSA has tracked Josabet since 2012 -- 14 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Josabet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Josephine, Josie, Joselyn, Josefina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Josabet's data

  • California records the most Josabets (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Josabet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2012–2025 (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 Josabet 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.