Girls' name · since 1888
Josepha
407 babies named Josepha in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 407
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Josepha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 407 recorded since 1888.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josepha has been recorded 407 times among girls since 1888, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. 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 2016.
- #13,380 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 407 born since 1888
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josepha ranks #13,380 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 407 born since 1888, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 407
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Josepha's 407 recorded births place it above 81.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Josepha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Josepha's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1895, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Josepha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2016
- Peak year (1925)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Josepha by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (77 births, 19% of the file).
1910s was Josepha's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Josepha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 30
1890s
30 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
77 births
- 1930s
1930s
48 births
- 1940s
1940s
32 births
- 1950s
1950s
59 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 77 births (19% of all-time use).
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What to do with Josepha's data
- Josepha's decade-level peak was the 1910s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Josepha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1888–2016 (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 Josepha 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.