Girls' name · since 1961
Jozette
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 513 babies named Jozette, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 513
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jozette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 513 recorded since 1961.
Jozette has 513 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2022.
- #11,652 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 513 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jozette ranks #11,652 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 513 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 513
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jozette's 513 recorded births place it above 83.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jozette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jozette splits its recorded history at 1989: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jozette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2022
- Peak year (1970)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Jozette by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (133 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Jozette's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jozette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
98 births
- 1970s
1970s
133 births
- 1980s
1980s
86 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 133 births (26% of all-time use).
How Jozette 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 Jozette's total volume
Jozette by state
Where Jozette concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 4.1% |
21 of 513 births nationwide.
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- Jozette's decade-level peak was the 1970s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jozettes (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jozette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
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, 1961–2022 (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 Jozette 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.