girl's name
Josefine
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 761
Josefine is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Josefine is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 2021, when 26 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
Josefine over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 26 |
| 1930s | 15 |
| 1940s | 31 |
| 1950s | 42 |
| 1960s | 22 |
| 1980s | 50 |
| 1990s | 86 |
| 2000s | 153 |
| 2010s | 151 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 124 |
How popular is Josefine?
In 2025, Josefine was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Josefine 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 Josefine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Josefine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Josefine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Josefine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Josefine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Josefine
How popular is the name Josefine?
In 2025, Josefine was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Josefine a girl's or a boy's name?
Josefine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Josefine most popular?
Josefine peaked in 2021, when 26 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Josefine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Josefine currently ranks #7,205 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.