Josette
Girl name · #1834 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 109 baby girls were named Josette, placing it at #1834 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2736, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 16,514 girls born in 2025 was named Josette.
The 109-year story
Josette first appears in the Social Security records in 1916, when 7 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1968, when 504 girls were named Josette — good for #416 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. 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.
Babies named Josette per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Josette in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Josette is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Josette will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Josette is most common
State-level data for Josette 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 Josette
Statistically, parents drawn to Josette tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Yvette, Lynette, Collette, Evette, and Annette.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Josette | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 | #1833 |
| 2024 | 85 | #2218 |
| 2023 | 80 | #2288 |
| 2022 | 93 | #2068 |
| 2021 | 95 | #2024 |
| 2020 | 74 | #2376 |
| 2019 | 56 | #2923 |
| 2018 | 52 | #3107 |
| 2017 | 43 | #3552 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2934 |
| 2015 | 64 | #2736 |
| 2014 | 52 | #3137 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2769 |
| 2012 | 51 | #3213 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4915 |
| 2010 | 32 | #4494 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5097 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3779 |
| 2007 | 54 | #3168 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4953 |
| 2005 | 48 | #3212 |
| 2004 | 51 | #3033 |
| 2003 | 68 | #2413 |
| 2002 | 50 | #2935 |
| 2001 | 61 | #2512 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Josette a popular girl name?
Josette ranked #1834 among girls in 2025 with 109 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2736.
When was the name Josette most popular?
Josette peaked in 1968, when 504 American girls received the name (ranked #416 that year). Since 1968 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Josette?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 16,514 newborn American girls was named Josette. 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.