Girls' name · since 1880
Jossie
Jossie has 2,034 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 2,034
- total births
- 1880–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 17%
- born in that decade
Jossie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,034 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Jossie recorded 2,034 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- 2,034 total births
- 1880–2025 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 17% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jossie's 2,034 recorded births place it above 94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Jossie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jossie's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jossie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1926)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jossie popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 1990 (Jossie as boys' name)
Jossie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Jossie's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Jossie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 76
1880s
76 births
- 1890s 134
1890s
134 births
- 1900s
1900s
175 births
- 1910s
1910s
286 births
- 1920s
1920s
343 births
- 1930s
1930s
226 births
- 1940s
1940s
158 births
- 1950s 84
1950s
84 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 90
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s 126
2000s
126 births
- 2010s 81
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 343 births (17% of all-time use).
How Jossie 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 Jossie's total volume
Jossie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Jossie by state
Where Jossie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 146 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 71 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 45 | 2.2% |
| #4 | California | | 37 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 33 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.3% |
146 of 2,034 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jossie appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Jossie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (343 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Jossies (146 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
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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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jossie: Baby Name Since 1880 - 2,034 Births, Peak 1926." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jossie. 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 Jossie 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.