Girls' name · since 1887
Josefina
Josefina has 13,932 recorded births since 1887 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,881 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,932
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Josefina currently ranks #1881 among girls' names in America, with 13,932 babies recorded since 1887.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josefina has been recorded 13,932 times among girls since 1887, currently ranked #1881 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #1,355 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,881 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,932 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josefina ranks #1,355 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,881 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,932 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,881 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,932
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Josefina's 13,932 recorded births place it above 98.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Josefina compares
13,932 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Josefina's all-time total is 37x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josefina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,932 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 205 | 21 | 19,840 |
Josefina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Josefina's full recorded timeline at 1958, 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 1892, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 205 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Josefina popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (1930)
- 205
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Josefina popularity over time - boys
35 total births recorded since 1925 (Josefina as boys' name)
Josefina by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,659 births, 12% of the file).
1920s was Josefina's strongest decade.
1,659 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Josefina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 14
1880s
14 births
- 1890s 66
1890s
66 births
- 1900s 174
1900s
174 births
- 1910s 612
1910s
612 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,659 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,242 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,186 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,403 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,269 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,374 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,367 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,240 births
- 2000s
2000s
998 births
- 2010s
2010s
788 births
- 2020s 540
2020s
540 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,659 births (12% of all-time use).
How Josefina 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 Josefina's total volume
Josefina by state
Where Josefina concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5,792 | 41.6% |
| #2 | California | | 3,362 | 24.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 511 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 458 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 325 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 210 | 1.5% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 187 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 31 | 0.2% |
5,792 of 13,932 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Josefina appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Josefina's data
- Josefina's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,659 total births); usage has since declined to 540 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Josefinas (5,792 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Josefina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~138 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1887–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Josefina 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 August 2026.