US rank #15425 Girls' name Peak 1968 519 births

Josetta — #15425 US girls' name

519 babies named Josetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s251940s541950s811960s1061970s1171980s721990s382000s52010s112020s5
#15425
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Josetta was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

27 babies were named Josetta in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 519 babies named Josetta between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Josetta currently holds the #15425 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josetta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Josetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josetta 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 519 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.

Josetta at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

519

Since 1919

106 years of records

Peak year

1968

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#15,425

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1919

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2024

Josetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1919

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1968)
27
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
051015202530 202419911982197319641955194719301919 5

Josetta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
117 births that decade — 23% of Josetta's all-time total
1910s51930s251940s541950s811960s1061970s1171980s721990s382000s52010s112020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josetta?
519 babies have been named Josetta since 1919. It currently ranks #15425 among girls. The peak year was 1968 with 27 births.
When was Josetta most popular?
Josetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Josetta been used?
Josetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 106 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Josetta?
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.

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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, 1919–2024 (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.