Girls' name · since 1909
Josphine
244 babies named Josphine in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 1909
- 1910s
- peak decade
Josphine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 244 have been recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Josphine recorded 244 times among girls since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2005.
- #17,818 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 244 born since 1909
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josphine ranks #17,818 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 244 born since 1909, peaking in the 1910s.
- #17,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 1909
- 1910s
- peak decade
Josphine's 244 recorded births place it above 75.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Josphine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Josphine's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Josphine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2005
- Peak year (1918)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Josphine by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (68 births, 28% of the file).
1910s was Josphine's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Josphine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
68 births
- 1920s
1920s
68 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 68 births (28% of all-time use).
Josphine by state
Where Josphine concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 244 births nationwide.
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- Josphine's decade-level peak was the 1910s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Josphines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Josphine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1909–2005 (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 Josphine 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.