Josepha — girls' name

What the Data Says About Josepha

The Social Security Administration has registered 407 babies named Josepha between 1888 and 2016, spanning 129 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Josepha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josepha performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Josepha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josepha 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 407 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.