Girls' name · since 1923

Jossiephine

12 babies named Jossiephine in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

12
total births
1923–1930
years on record
1930s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade

Jossiephine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1923.

Jossiephine has 12 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1930.

  • 12 total births
  • 1923–1930 years on record
  • 1930s peak decade
  • 58% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jossiephine's 12 recorded births place it above 27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jossiephine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jossiephine's full recorded timeline at 1930, 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 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jossiephine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1930

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1930)
7
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19231930 7

Jossiephine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1930s was Jossiephine's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Jossiephine births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jossiephine?
Since 1923, Social Security records show 12 babies named Jossiephine. The most recent recorded year was 1930. Its busiest year on record was 1930, with 7 births.
When was Jossiephine most popular?
Jossiephine was most popular in the 1930s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Jossiephine been used?
Jossiephine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 8 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Jossiephine?
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.

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, 1923–1930 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jossiephine: Baby Name Since 1923 - 12 Births, Peak 1930." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jossiephine. 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 Jossiephine 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.