girl's name
Josanna
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 110
Josanna is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1982, when 9 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1956.
Josanna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1980s | 28 |
| 1990s | 11 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 32 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 17 |
How popular is Josanna?
In 2025, Josanna was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Josanna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Josanna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Josanna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Josanna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Josanna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Josanna
How popular is the name Josanna?
In 2025, Josanna was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Josanna a girl's or a boy's name?
Josanna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Josanna most popular?
Josanna peaked in 1982, when 9 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Josanna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Josanna currently ranks #14,063 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.