Josie — #88 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Josie

The Social Security Administration has registered 72,325 babies named Josie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Josie currently holds the #88 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 2,893 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 13,919 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Josie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6,468 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Josie in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josie 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 72,325 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.