girl's name

Josephe

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 4,107

Josephe is a girl's name. In 2006 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1927, when 110 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Josephe over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1977, not a full ten years.

945
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70
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Births named Josephe by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 560
1910s 715
1920s 945
1930s 750
1940s 510
1950s 375
1960s 190
1970s (to 1977) 30

How popular is Josephe?

In 1977, Josephe was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Josephe is used

France #2,956 5 in 1977
United States #14,035 5 in 2006

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Josephe is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Josèphe Josèphe is a rare spelling of Josephe, written with a grave accent and recorded about 90 times, mostly in France. 90

Names that peaked alongside Josephe

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Josephe also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Josephe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Josephe

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Josephe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Josephe

How popular is the name Josephe?

In 1977, Josephe was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Josephe a girl's or a boy's name?

Josephe is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Josephe most popular?

Josephe peaked in 1927, when 110 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.