Josy — girls' name

What the Data Says About Josy

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Josy between 1981 and 2023, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Josy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Josy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 83 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.