girl's name
Josefa
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 5,282
Josefa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1925, when 84 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1881.
Josefa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 88 |
| 1890s | 192 |
| 1900s | 230 |
| 1910s | 482 |
| 1920s | 726 |
| 1930s | 498 |
| 1940s | 372 |
| 1950s | 343 |
| 1960s | 278 |
| 1970s | 239 |
| 1980s | 197 |
| 1990s | 157 |
| 2000s | 103 |
| 2010s | 91 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 66 |
How popular is Josefa?
In 2025, Josefa was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Josefa is used
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.
How Josefa is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Joséfa | Joséfa is a rare spelling of Josefa, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Josefa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Josefa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Josefa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Josefa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Josefa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Josefa
How popular is the name Josefa?
In 2025, Josefa was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Josefa a girl's or a boy's name?
Josefa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Josefa most popular?
Josefa peaked in 1925, when 84 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Josefa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Josefa currently ranks #5,239 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.