Meaning and history
Joséphine is the form used in English, German, and Dutch.
20062006: 1,548 births, rank #221
2007: 1,562 births, rank #223
2008: 1,635 births, rank #208
2009: 1,628 births, rank #201
2010: 1,677 births, rank #185
20112011: 1,730 births, rank #181
2012: 1,957 births, rank #160
2013: 2,012 births, rank #160
2014: 2,286 births, rank #147
2015: 2,505 births, rank #131
20162016: 2,797 births, rank #114
2017: 2,823 births, rank #107
2018: 3,050 births, rank #91
2019: 3,123 births, rank #90
2020: 3,057 births, rank #87
20212021: 3,391 births, rank #72
2022: 3,266 births, rank #70
2023: 3,371 births, rank #64
2024: 3,765 births, rank #56
20252025: 4,126 births, rank #53
Josephine has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #288 in 2000 to #53 in 2025. It now stands at #53 for girls. Its highest annual birth count came in 1918, with 8,682 births.