Girls' name · since 1929
Josina
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 38 babies named Josina, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 38
- total births
- 1929–2022
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Josina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 38 recorded since 1929.
Social Security Administration records show Josina recorded 38 times among girls since 1929, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2022.
- 38 total births
- 1929–2022 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Josina's 38 recorded births place it above 47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Josina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Josina's full recorded timeline at 1981, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Josina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2022
- Peak year (1978)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Josina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Josina's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Josina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Josina's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1929–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Josina: Baby Name Since 1929 - 38 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/josina. 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 Josina 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 July 2026.