Recorded 1960–2023 Girls' name Peak 1998 577 births

Josee — girls' name

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.

1960s241970s131980s61990s1882000s1902010s1242020s32
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.

What the Data Says About Josee

The Social Security Administration has registered 577 babies named Josee between 1960 and 2023, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Josee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Josee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josee 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 577 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.

Josee at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

577

Since 1960

64 years of records

Peak year

1998

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1960

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2023

Josee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1960

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1998)
38
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
010203040 20232017201120051999199319701960 5

Josee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
190 births that decade — 33% of Josee's all-time total
1960s241970s131980s61990s1882000s1902010s1242020s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josee?
577 babies have been named Josee since 1960. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year 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.

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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, 1960–2023 (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.