Girls' name · since 1947
Josiane
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 149 babies named Josiane, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,405 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 149
- born since 1947
- 2020s
- peak decade
Josiane currently ranks #13405 among girls' names in America, with 149 babies recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josiane has been recorded 149 times among girls since 1947, currently ranked #13405 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #22,829 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,405 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 149 born since 1947
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josiane ranks #22,829 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,405 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 149 born since 1947, peaking in the 2020s.
- #22,829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,405 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 149
- born since 1947
- 2020s
- peak decade
Josiane's 149 recorded births place it above 68.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Josiane compares
149 31st percentile among 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
Josiane's all-time total is 60% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josiane | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 149 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Josiane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Josiane splits its recorded history at 1988: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Josiane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Josiane by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (76 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Josiane's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Josiane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 76 births (51% of all-time use).
Josiane by state
Where Josiane concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14 | 9.4% |
14 of 149 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Josianes (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Josiane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Josiane 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.