US rank #12728 Girls' name Peak 2019 171 births

Josabeth — #12728 US girls' name

171 babies named Josabeth in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s172010s662020s88
#12728
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 28% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Josabeth was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

51 babies were named Josabeth in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josabeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Josabeth between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Josabeth currently holds the #12728 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josabeth performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Josabeth shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Josabeth in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josabeth 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 171 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.

Josabeth at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

171

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2019

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#12,728

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Josabeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
51
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0204060 2024202320222021202020192018200720062000 7

Josabeth by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
88 births that decade — 51% of Josabeth's all-time total
2000s172010s662020s88

Josabeth by state

Where Josabeth concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Josabeth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
20 11.7%
#2 California
11 6.4%
#3 Florida
5 2.9%
Texas share of Josabeth's total US births 11.7%
Even split

20 of 171 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josabeth?
171 babies have been named Josabeth since 2000. It currently ranks #12728 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 51 births.
When was Josabeth most popular?
Josabeth was most popular in the 2020s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Josabeth most popular?
The top states for the name Josabeth are Texas (20 births), California (11 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Josabeth been used?
Josabeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Josabeth?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.