Girls' name · since 1959
Josi
Josi has 1,059 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,207 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,986 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,059
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,059 babies have been named Josi since 1959, making it today's #7986 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Josi recorded 1,059 times among girls since 1959, holding rank #7986 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #7,207 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,986 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,059 born since 1959
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josi ranks #7,207 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,986 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,059 born since 1959, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,207 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,986 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,059
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josi's 1,059 recorded births place it above 90.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
How Josi compares
1,059 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Josi's all-time total is 182% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,059 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Josi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Josi splits its recorded history at 1996: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Josi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Josi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (269 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Josi's strongest decade.
269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Josi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 88
1970s
88 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
236 births
- 2000s
2000s
269 births
- 2010s
2010s
187 births
- 2020s
2020s
118 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 269 births (25% of all-time use).
How Josi 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 Josi's total volume
Josi by state
Where Josi concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
5 of 1,059 births nationwide.
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What to do with Josi's data
- Josi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (269 total births) through the 2020s (118) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Missouri records the most Josis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri 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 Josi: 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 (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Josi 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.