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.

#4,659 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,214 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,034
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

2,034 babies have been named Jossie since 1880, making it today's #13214 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Jossie recorded 2,034 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #13214 nationally today, ahead of 24% of girls, 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.

  • #4,659 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,214 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,034 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jossie ranks #4,659 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,214 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,034 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#4,659 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,214 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,034
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%23.6%
Jossie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jossie's 2,034 recorded births place it above 93.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.

How Jossie compares

2,034 Top 22% higher than 78% of 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

Jossie's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jossie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,034 376 567,345
Peak-year births 45 21 19,840

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1926)
45
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
01020304050 188018981915193219491972199420112025 6

Jossie popularity over time - boys

17 total births recorded since 1990 (Jossie as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 17 births
4.555.566.5 199019931994 5

Jossie by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (343 births, 17% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 343 births (17% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -50, 5.5%-50, 5.3%-41, 6.6%-32, 5.2%-51, 4.9%-31, 10.8%-91, 2.9%-52, 6.5%-28, 8.3%-111, 2.9%-28, 20.3%-146, 1.7%-73, 3.7%-47, 9.8%-35, 15.5%Jossie-146, 2.2%Jossie
Jossie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jossie by state

Where Jossie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jossie
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%
Mississippi share of Jossie's total US births 7.2%
Even split

146 of 2,034 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Jossie appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jossie? ▼
2,034 babies have been named Jossie since 1880. All-time, it sits at #4,659 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #13,214 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1926 with 45 births.
Where does Jossie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jossie ranks #4,659 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,214 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jossie most popular? ▼
Jossie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 343 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Jossie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Jossie are Mississippi (146 births), Texas (71 births), Georgia (45 births).
How long has the name Jossie been used? ▼
Records for Jossie go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jossie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Josephine, Josie, Joselyn, Josefina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jossie's data

  • 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

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jossie

Nearby Names Like Jossie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jossie

Josephine Girl
#53 331,467 births
Josie Girl
#82 75,370 births
Joselyn Girl
#1503 18,214 births
Josefina Girl
#1881 13,932 births
Joslyn Girl
#2727 11,227 births

Compare Jossie side by side: Jossie vs Josephine Jossie vs Josie Jossie vs Joselyn

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Jossie

Margery #13213
15,791 births · Peak 1921
Leone #13215
6,182 births · Peak 1916
Avis #13212
17,224 births · Peak 1920
Tressa #13216
7,034 births · Peak 1971
Sophronia #13211
1,530 births · Peak 1900
Erie #13217
1,482 births · Peak 1916
Vinnie #13210
3,119 births · Peak 1916
Genie #13218
2,737 births · Peak 1982

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jossie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 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 August 2026.