Total births
201
Girls' name · since 1993
Josaphine
Josaphine has 201 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 201
- total births
- 1993–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
201 girls have been named Josaphine since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josaphine has been recorded 201 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- 201 total births
- 1993–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
201 girls have been named Josaphine since 1993, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 201
- total births
- 1993–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Josaphine was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
11 babies were named Josaphine in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
Josaphine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Josaphine's full recorded timeline at 2010, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Josaphine at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2004
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1993
Josaphine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Josaphine by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Josaphine's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Josaphine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 81 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Josaphine? ▼
Since 1993, Social Security records show 201 babies named Josaphine. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 11 births.
When was Josaphine most popular? ▼
Josaphine was most popular in the 2010s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Josaphine been used? ▼
Records for Josaphine go back to 1993, giving 33 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Josaphine? ▼
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 Josaphine's data
- Josaphine's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (81 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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.
Keep exploring Josaphine
Nearby Names Like Josaphine
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Josaphine
Josephine Girl
#56 331,467 births
Josie Girl
#88 75,370 births
Joselyn Girl
#1207 18,214 births
Josefina Girl
#2054 13,932 births
Joslyn Girl
#2253 11,227 births
Compare Josaphine side by side: Josaphine vs Josephine Josaphine vs Josie Josaphine vs Joselyn
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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, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Josaphine: Baby Name Since 1993 - 201 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/josaphine. 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 Josaphine 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.