Josephine Name Popularity

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How popular is Josephine?

In 2018 the popular name Josephine, ranked the 91st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Josephine has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #21 was reached for the first time in 1916 and as recently as 1917.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 8,682 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Josephine was 423 in 1985.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Josephine occurred roughly during the years 1896-1900, 1906-1916, 1999-2005, and 2009-2016, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1941-1945, 1949-1959, and 1961-1965.

For a number of years, the name Josephine has been soaring upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Josephine for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Josephine?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Josephine is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Josephin. (Girl)		Josephin. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		3,023	91	< 5	--
2017		2,813	107	< 5	--
2016		2,789	114	< 5	--
2015		2,500	131	< 5	--
2014		2,283	147	< 5	--
2013		2,009	160	< 5	--
2012		1,953	160	< 5	--
2011		1,730	182	< 5	--
2010		1,676	185	< 5	--
2009		1,625	201	< 5	--
2008		1,631	208	< 5	--
2007		1,562	223	< 5	--
2006		1,548	221	< 5	--
2005		1,490	229	< 5	--
2004		1,337	242	< 5	--
2003		1,257	258	< 5	--
2002		1,198	264	< 5	--
2001		1,153	275	< 5	--
2000		1,116	288	< 5	--
1999		989	311	< 5	--
1998		840	347	< 5	--
1997		783	353	< 5	--
1996		725	371	< 5	--
1995		700	376	< 5	--
1994		648	390	< 5	--
1993		595	418	< 5	--
1992		591	427	< 5	--
1991		606	421	< 5	--
1990		579	435	< 5	--
1989		528	459	9	5,375
1988		503	450	5	7,863
1987		434	498	< 5	--
1986		455	471	< 5	--
1985		423	485	< 5	--
1984		437	472	< 5	--
1983		479	440	< 5	--
1982		490	440	< 5	--
1981		476	452	< 5	--
1980		502	430	< 5	--
1979		435	465	< 5	--
1978		457	438	< 5	--
1977		442	452	< 5	--
1976		430	451	< 5	--
1975		456	434	6	5,114
1974		536	389	< 5	--
1973		535	383	< 5	--
1972		580	372	< 5	--
1971		603	382	< 5	--
1970		676	365	< 5	--
1969		699	339	< 5	--
1968		692	332	< 5	--
1967		744	319	< 5	--
1966		838	306	< 5	--
1965		864	309	7	3,397
1964		960	298	9	2,956
1963		1,054	281	6	3,827
1962		1,099	269	5	4,340
1961		1,203	257	7	3,511
1960		1,158	263	7	3,495
1959		1,175	257	< 5	--
1958		1,277	239	5	4,224
1957		1,439	221	< 5	--
1956		1,486	210	9	2,874
1955		1,594	199	6	3,699
1954		1,719	186	7	3,300
1953		1,798	172	8	3,033
1952		1,862	169	6	3,559
1951		1,965	157	9	2,762
1950		2,092	146	< 5	--
1949		2,164	143	< 5	--
1948		2,229	134	7	3,163
1947		2,349	133	< 5	--
1946		2,230	127	6	3,351
1945		2,145	120	10	2,319
1944		2,325	115	13	2,038
1943		2,664	108	15	1,945
1942		2,747	100	17	1,769
1941		2,726	92	20	1,558
1940		2,741	89	12	2,133
1939		2,839	84	22	1,438
1938		2,978	83	24	1,389
1937		2,941	82	26	1,323
1936		3,142	77	25	1,343
1935		3,261	75	24	1,409
1934		3,741	60	20	1,584
1933		3,570	62	20	1,566
1932		4,094	57	37	1,118
1931		4,496	51	36	1,139
1930		4,988	49	33	1,243
1929		5,298	45	26	1,430
1928		5,670	42	30	1,342
1927		6,109	39	32	1,309
1926		6,407	37	18	1,873
1925		6,809	36	25	1,519
1924		7,275	34	17	2,005
1923		7,559	30	15	2,177
1922		7,865	27	23	1,616
1921		8,133	28	21	1,741
1920		8,094	28	14	2,282
1919		8,105	26	20	1,730
1918		8,682	24	27	1,388
1917		8,326	21	18	1,783
1916		8,127	21	15	2,001
1915		7,606	22	16	1,835
1914		5,896	23	17	1,525
1913		4,822	24	13	1,541
1912		3,980	28	10	1,683
1911		3,011	29	14	913
1910		2,801	30	8	1,260
1909		2,416	31	11	926
1908		2,389	28	8	1,066
1907		2,156	33	8	1,048
1906		1,900	38	8	969
1905		1,894	37	7	1,036
1904		1,701	40	< 5	--
1903		1,587	40	12	676
1902		1,566	41	7	982
1901		1,434	43	8	811
1900		1,743	47	6	1,241
1899		1,388	44	6	992
1898		1,425	46	< 5	--
1897		1,267	47	7	892
1896		1,256	50	7	937
1895		1,334	47	< 5	--
1894		1,256	48	< 5	--
1893		1,178	50	< 5	--
1892		1,210	49	6	1,021
1891		1,031	49	5	1,045
1890		1,118	49	6	946
1889		1,047	49	6	930
1888		1,001	49	5	1,112
1887		815	50	< 5	--
1886		844	47	< 5	--
1885		783	48	6	881
1884		800	45	< 5	--
1883		697	46	< 5	--
1882		638	49	< 5	--
1881		563	48	< 5	--
1880		544	50	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.