Girls' name · since 1923
Josephyne
Josephyne has 80 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1923
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josephyne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 80 have been recorded since 1923.
Josephyne has 80 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2024.
- #29,612 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 80 born since 1923
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josephyne ranks #29,612 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1923, peaking in the 2000s.
- #29,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1923
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josephyne's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Josephyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Josephyne's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Josephyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Josephyne by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (38 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Josephyne's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Josephyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (48% of all-time use).
Josephyne by state
Where Josephyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.3% |
5 of 80 births nationwide.
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- Josephyne's decade-level peak was the 2000s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Josephynes (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Josephyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1923–2024 (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 Josephyne 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.