Recorded 1989–1989 Girls' name Peak 1989 5 births

Josephin — girls' name

5 babies named Josephin in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s5
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Josephin was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

5 babies were named Josephin in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josephin

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Josephin between 1989 and 1989, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Josephin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josephin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Josephin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josephin 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 5 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.

Josephin at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

5

Since 1989

1 years of records

Peak year

1989

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1989

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1989

Josephin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1989)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1989 5

Josephin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 100% of Josephin's all-time total
1980s5

Josephin by state

Where Josephin concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Josephin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 100.0%
New York share of Josephin's total US births 100.0%

5 of 5 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josephin?
5 babies have been named Josephin since 1989. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1989 with 5 births.
When was Josephin most popular?
Josephin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Josephin most popular?
The top states for the name Josephin are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Josephin been used?
Josephin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 1 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Josephin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Josephine, Josie, Joselyn, Josefina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.