girl's name

Josianne

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 5,184

Josianne is a girl's name. In 2022 it was given to 6 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 1948, when 230 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1908.

Josianne over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1972, not a full ten years.

1,550
'00 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70
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Births named Josianne by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 5
1920s 360
1930s 1,035
1940s 1,550
1950s 1,080
1960s 190
1970s (to 1972) 15

How popular is Josianne?

In 1972, Josianne 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 Josianne is used

France #2,080 5 in 1972
Canada #3,551 5 in 2018
United States #13,735 6 in 2022

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.

Names that peaked alongside Josianne

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

Parents who like Josianne also like

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

Sibling names for Josianne

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

Common questions about Josianne

How popular is the name Josianne?

In 1972, Josianne 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 Josianne a girl's or a boy's name?

Josianne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Josianne most popular?

Josianne peaked in 1948, when 230 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.