Girls' name · since 1992
Josely
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 77 babies named Josely, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josely sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 77 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josely has been recorded 77 times among girls since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2024.
- #30,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josely ranks #30,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josely's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Josely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Josely splits its recorded history at 2008: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Josely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Josely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (26 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Josely's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Josely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 26 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Josely's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Josely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1992–2024 (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 Josely 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.