Recorded 1996–2010 Girls' name Peak 2007 54 births

Josaline — girls' name

54 babies named Josaline in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s442010s5
2000s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Josaline was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

11 babies were named Josaline in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josaline

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Josaline between 1996 and 2010, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Josaline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josaline performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Josaline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Josaline in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josaline 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 54 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.

Josaline at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

54

Since 1996

15 years of records

Peak year

2007

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1996

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2010

Josaline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1996

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2007)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 2010200820072006200520041996 5

Josaline by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
44 births that decade — 81% of Josaline's all-time total
1990s52000s442010s5

Josaline by state

Where Josaline concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Josaline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 9.3%
Texas share of Josaline's total US births 9.3%

5 of 54 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josaline?
54 babies have been named Josaline since 1996. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2007 with 11 births.
When was Josaline most popular?
Josaline was most popular in the 2000s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Josaline most popular?
The top states for the name Josaline are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Josaline been used?
Josaline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 15 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Josaline?
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.

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, 1996–2010 (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.