Girls' name · since 1912
Josephina
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 3,494 babies named Josephina, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,263 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,736 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,494
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josephina currently ranks #1736 among girls' names in America, with 3,494 babies recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Josephina recorded 3,494 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #1736 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #3,263 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,736 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,494 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josephina ranks #3,263 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,736 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,494 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,263 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,736 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,494
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josephina's 3,494 recorded births place it above 95.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Josephina compares
3,494 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Josephina's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josephina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,494 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 118 | 21 | 19,840 |
Josephina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Josephina splits its recorded history at 1972: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 118 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Josephina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Josephina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (901 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Josephina's strongest decade.
901 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Josephina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 41
1910s
41 births
- 1920s 79
1920s
79 births
- 1930s 57
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 87
1940s
87 births
- 1950s 132
1950s
132 births
- 1960s 163
1960s
163 births
- 1970s 196
1970s
196 births
- 1980s 218
1980s
218 births
- 1990s 350
1990s
350 births
- 2000s
2000s
627 births
- 2010s
2010s
901 births
- 2020s
2020s
643 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 901 births (26% of all-time use).
How Josephina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Josephina's total volume
Josephina by state
Where Josephina concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 507 | 14.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 317 | 9.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 154 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 82 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 67 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 67 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 65 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 59 | 1.7% |
507 of 3,494 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Josephina appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Josephina's data
- Josephina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (901 total births) through the 2020s (643) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Josephinas (507 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Josephina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Josephina 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.