girl's name
Josephina
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,684
Josephina is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Josephina is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 2023, when 118 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 28,337 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Josephina 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 | 41 |
| 1920s | 79 |
| 1930s | 57 |
| 1940s | 87 |
| 1950s | 132 |
| 1960s | 163 |
| 1970s | 196 |
| 1980s | 218 |
| 1990s | 350 |
| 2000s | 627 |
| 2010s | 901 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 643 |
How popular is Josephina?
In 2025, Josephina was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Josephina 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 Josephina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Josephina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Josephina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Josephina 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.
- Italian
- Giuseppina
Sibling names for Josephina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Josephina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Josephina
How popular is the name Josephina?
In 2025, Josephina was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Josephina a girl's or a boy's name?
Josephina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Josephina?
Josephina has 4 syllables.
When was Josephina most popular?
Josephina peaked in 2023, when 118 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Josephina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Josephina currently ranks #1,733 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.