Recorded 2008–2010 Girls' name Peak 2008 11 births

Jozephine — girls' name

11 babies named Jozephine in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s5
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jozephine was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jozephine in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jozephine

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Jozephine between 2008 and 2010, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jozephine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jozephine performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jozephine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jozephine 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.

Jozephine at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

11

Since 2008

3 years of records

Peak year

2008

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2008

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2010

Jozephine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2008

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 20102008 6

Jozephine by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 55% of Jozephine's all-time total
2000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jozephine?
11 babies have been named Jozephine since 2008. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2008 with 6 births.
When was Jozephine most popular?
Jozephine was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Jozephine been used?
Jozephine has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 3 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Jozephine?
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, 2008–2010 (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.