Recorded 1917–1918 Girls' name Peak 1918 11 births

Jozefa — girls' name

11 babies named Jozefa in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s11
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Jozefa was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jozefa in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jozefa

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Jozefa between 1917 and 1918, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jozefa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1918. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jozefa performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jozefa 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 11 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.

Jozefa at a glance

Last recorded 1918

Total births

11

Since 1917

2 years of records

Peak year

1918

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1918

Active since

1917

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1918

Jozefa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1917

Last recorded 1918
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19181917 5

Jozefa by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
11 births that decade — 100% of Jozefa's all-time total
1910s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jozefa?
11 babies have been named Jozefa since 1917. It was last recorded in 1918. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
When was Jozefa most popular?
Jozefa was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Jozefa been used?
Jozefa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 2 years of data through 1918.
What names are similar to Jozefa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jozie, Jozlyn, Jozlynn, Jozette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1918 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.