Meaning and history
Josie is a diminutive form of Josephine.
20062006: 1,124 births, rank #294
2007: 1,129 births, rank #299
2008: 1,134 births, rank #294
2009: 1,056 births, rank #310
2010: 1,251 births, rank #262
20112011: 1,246 births, rank #256
2012: 1,277 births, rank #253
2013: 1,223 births, rank #266
2014: 1,288 births, rank #252
2015: 1,294 births, rank #250
20162016: 1,368 births, rank #237
2017: 1,535 births, rank #200
2018: 1,586 births, rank #191
2019: 1,859 births, rank #155
2020: 2,003 births, rank #134
20212021: 2,167 births, rank #130
2022: 2,372 births, rank #120
2023: 2,515 births, rank #108
2024: 2,903 births, rank #88
20252025: 3,021 births, rank #82
Josie has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #328 in 2000 to #82 in 2025. It now stands at #82 for girls. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 3,021.