girl's name
Josefina
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 14,207
Josefina is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 104 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Josefina is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 1930, when 210 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 31,879 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1887.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Josefina 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 | 14 |
| 1890s | 66 |
| 1900s | 174 |
| 1910s | 612 |
| 1920s | 1,670 |
| 1930s | 1,247 |
| 1940s | 1,192 |
| 1950s | 1,403 |
| 1960s | 1,269 |
| 1970s | 1,374 |
| 1980s | 1,374 |
| 1990s | 1,246 |
| 2000s | 998 |
| 2010s | 788 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 540 |
How popular is Josefina?
In 2025, Josefina was given to 104 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Josefina 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.
Names that peaked alongside Josefina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Josefina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Josefina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Josefina in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Josefina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Josefina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Josefina
How popular is the name Josefina?
In 2025, Josefina was given to 104 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Josefina a girl's or a boy's name?
Josefina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Josefina?
Josefina has 4 syllables.
When was Josefina most popular?
Josefina peaked in 1930, when 210 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Josefina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Josefina currently ranks #1,883 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.