Total births
577
Girls' name · since 1960
Josee
577 babies named Josee in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 577
- total births
- 1960–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Josee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 577 have been recorded since 1960.
Josee has 577 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2023.
- 577 total births
- 1960–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
577 girls have been named Josee since 1960, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 577
- total births
- 1960–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Josee was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
38 babies were named Josee in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Josee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Josee's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Josee at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1960
Josee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2023
- Peak year (1998)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Josee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Josee's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Josee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
190 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 190 births (33% of all-time use).
How Josee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Josee's total volume
Josee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Josee? ▼
Since 1960, Social Security records show 577 babies named Josee. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 38 births.
When was Josee most popular? ▼
Josee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 190 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Josee been used? ▼
Josee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 64 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Josee? ▼
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 Josee's data
- Josee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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 Josee
Nearby Names Like Josee
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Josee
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 Josee side by side: Josee vs Josephine Josee vs Josie Josee vs Joselyn
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
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, 1960–2023 (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. "Josee: Baby Name Since 1960 - 577 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/josee. 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 Josee 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.