Total births
519
Girls' name · since 1919
Josetta
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.
- #15468
- among girls today
- 519
- born since 1919
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 13%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Josetta is the #15468 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 519 recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josetta has been recorded 519 times among girls since 1919, currently ranked #15468 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2024.
- #15468 among girls today
- 519 born since 1919
- 1970s peak decade
- 13% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Josetta is currently the #15468 girls' name in America, more common than 13% of girls - 519 born since 1919, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15468
- among girls today
- 519
- born since 1919
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 13%
- more common than other girls
Josetta vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15468
of 17,726 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.
How Josetta compares
519 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,726 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
Josetta's all-time total is 36% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josetta | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 519 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 48 | 19,840 |
Josetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Josetta splits its recorded history at 1969: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Josetta at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1968
Current rank
#15,468
Active since
1919
Josetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2024
- Peak year (1968)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Josetta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Josetta's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Josetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s
1940s
54 births
- 1950s
1950s
81 births
- 1960s
1960s
106 births
- 1970s
1970s
117 births
- 1980s
1980s
72 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 117 births (23% of all-time use).
How Josetta 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 Josetta's total volume
Josetta vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Josetta? ▼
519 babies have been named Josetta since 1919. It currently ranks #15468 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Josetta since 1919 -- 106 years through the most recent 2024 data.
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.
What to do with Josetta's data
- Josetta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (117 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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Josetta
Nearby Names Like Josetta
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Josetta
Josephine Girl
#56 331,467 births
Josie Girl
#88 75,370 births
Joselyn Girl
#1207 18,214 births
Josefina Girl
#2054 13,932 births
Joslyn Girl
#2253 11,227 births
Compare Josetta side by side: Josetta vs Josephine Josetta vs Josie Josetta vs Joselyn
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Josetta
Lylia #15467
425 births · Peak 2013
Liela #15469
308 births · Peak 1933
Jacquelyne #15466
3,184 births · Peak 1961
March #15470
103 births · Peak 1950
Dorian #15465
4,541 births · Peak 1983
Maximina #15471
145 births · Peak 1926
Nazarene #15464
80 births · Peak 2005
Alaire #15472
46 births · Peak 2008
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1919–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Josetta: #15468 Girls' Name - 519 Births, Peak 1968." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/josetta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Josetta 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 June 2026.