Girls' name · since 1888
Josefita
Josefita has 244 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1900 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 1888
- 1900s
- peak decade
244 girls have been named Josefita since 1888, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josefita has been recorded 244 times among girls since 1888, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1900s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1947.
- #17,817 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 244 born since 1888
- 1900s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josefita ranks #17,817 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 244 born since 1888, peaking in the 1900s.
- #17,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 1888
- 1900s
- peak decade
Josefita's 244 recorded births place it above 75.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Josefita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Josefita splits its recorded history at 1915: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1900 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Josefita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1947
- Peak year (1900)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Josefita by decade
1900s is the heaviest window (59 births, 24% of the file).
1900s was Josefita's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Josefita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s
1890s
32 births
- 1900s
1900s
59 births
- 1910s
1910s
58 births
- 1920s
1920s
43 births
- 1930s
1930s
28 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1900s at 59 births (24% of all-time use).
Josefita by state
Where Josefita concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 97 | 39.8% |
97 of 244 births nationwide.
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What to do with Josefita's data
- Josefita's decade-level peak was the 1900s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Mexico records the most Josefitas (97 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Josefita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1900)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1888–1947 (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 Josefita 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.