Josephina
Girl name · #1736 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 117 baby girls were named Josephina, placing it at #1736 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2138, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,385 girls born in 2025 was named Josephina.
Babies named Josephina per year. Source: SSA.
The 113-year story
Josephina first appears in the Social Security records in 1912, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 118 babies and a rank of #1736. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Josephina against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Josephina in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Josephina is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Josephina will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Josephina is most common
State-level data for Josephina is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Josephina
Statistically, parents drawn to Josephina tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Catarina, Yasmina, Avelina, Kalina, and Madina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Josephina | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 117 | #1733 |
| 2024 | 112 | #1796 |
| 2023 | 118 | #1736 |
| 2022 | 103 | #1930 |
| 2021 | 98 | #1980 |
| 2020 | 95 | #1977 |
| 2019 | 95 | #2011 |
| 2018 | 116 | #1762 |
| 2017 | 103 | #1943 |
| 2016 | 115 | #1799 |
| 2015 | 89 | #2138 |
| 2014 | 85 | #2213 |
| 2013 | 78 | #2344 |
| 2012 | 74 | #2474 |
| 2011 | 73 | #2483 |
| 2010 | 73 | #2514 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2800 |
| 2008 | 85 | #2295 |
| 2007 | 68 | #2684 |
| 2006 | 65 | #2728 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2865 |
| 2004 | 66 | #2526 |
| 2003 | 70 | #2368 |
| 2002 | 69 | #2331 |
| 2001 | 45 | #3091 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Josephina a popular girl name?
Josephina ranked #1736 among girls in 2025 with 117 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2138.
When was the name Josephina most popular?
Josephina peaked in 2023, when 118 American girls received the name (ranked #1736 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Josephina?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,385 newborn American girls was named Josephina. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.