Josefita — girls' name

What the Data Says About Josefita

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Josefita between 1888 and 1947, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Josefita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1900, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josefita performed strongest in the 1900s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Josefita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 97 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Josefita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josefita 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 244 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.