Girls' name · since 1996
Josaline
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.
- 54
- total births
- 1996–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 81%
- born in that decade
54 girls have been named Josaline since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Josaline recorded 54 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2010.
- 54 total births
- 1996–2010 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 81% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Josaline's 54 recorded births place it above 53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Josaline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Josaline splits its recorded history at 2006: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Josaline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2010
- Peak year (2007)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Josaline by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Josaline's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Josaline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 44 births (81% of all-time use).
Josaline by state
Where Josaline concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 9.3% |
5 of 54 births nationwide.
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- Josaline's decade-level peak was the 2000s (44 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.
- Texas records the most Josalines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1996–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Josaline: Baby Name Since 1996 - 54 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/josaline. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Josaline 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 July 2026.