Josey Name Popularity
Charts | Table | About | By Year
How popular is Josey?
In 2018 the rare name Josey, ranked the 2,162nd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.Uncommon, Josey would be a striking name choice.
Its highest popularity RANKING of #1781 was reached in 1998.
However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2012 with 106 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Josey was less than 5, most recently in 1972.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Josey occurred roughly during the years 1975-1983, 1987-1990, and 1991-1995.
Sometimes the name Josey has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
For a number of years, the name Josey has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Josey for their newborn has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Josey?
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.
The name Josey is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Josey (Girl) | Josey (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 87 | 2,162 | 16 | 5,607 |
| 2017 | | 93 | 2,086 | 23 | 4,382 |
| 2016 | | 78 | 2,396 | 18 | 5,206 |
| 2015 | | 76 | 2,414 | 12 | 6,859 |
| 2014 | | 89 | 2,145 | 17 | 5,355 |
| 2013 | | 99 | 1,981 | 17 | 5,275 |
| 2012 | | 106 | 1,893 | 15 | 5,833 |
| 2011 | | 97 | 2,021 | 6 | 11,509 |
| 2010 | | 94 | 2,099 | 15 | 5,872 |
| 2009 | | 104 | 1,995 | 14 | 6,250 |
| 2008 | | 88 | 2,236 | 16 | 5,619 |
| 2007 | | 86 | 2,260 | 15 | 5,785 |
| 2006 | | 96 | 2,054 | 10 | 7,701 |
| 2005 | | 93 | 2,021 | 8 | 8,681 |
| 2004 | | 69 | 2,459 | 18 | 4,683 |
| 2003 | | 91 | 1,992 | 14 | 5,401 |
| 2002 | | 82 | 2,088 | 18 | 4,398 |
| 2001 | | 76 | 2,160 | 18 | 4,375 |
| 2000 | | 97 | 1,797 | 19 | 4,128 |
| 1999 | | 61 | 2,414 | 25 | 3,225 |
| 1998 | | 88 | 1,781 | 21 | 3,545 |
| 1997 | | 78 | 1,892 | 20 | 3,524 |
| 1996 | | 64 | 2,134 | 15 | 4,281 |
| 1995 | | 75 | 1,874 | 32 | 2,422 |
| 1994 | | 54 | 2,391 | 27 | 2,726 |
| 1993 | | 41 | 2,904 | 28 | 2,614 |
| 1992 | | 46 | 2,659 | 25 | 2,771 |
| 1991 | | 42 | 2,805 | 31 | 2,316 |
| 1990 | | 45 | 2,621 | 36 | 2,060 |
| 1989 | | 27 | 3,724 | 42 | 1,814 |
| 1988 | | 27 | 3,520 | 41 | 1,720 |
| 1987 | | 21 | 4,046 | 31 | 1,991 |
| 1986 | | 24 | 3,591 | 17 | 2,947 |
| 1985 | | 12 | 5,811 | 24 | 2,257 |
| 1984 | | 33 | 2,750 | 25 | 2,126 |
| 1983 | | 31 | 2,813 | 21 | 2,377 |
| 1982 | | 16 | 4,600 | 22 | 2,301 |
| 1981 | | 16 | 4,610 | 28 | 1,969 |
| 1980 | | 18 | 4,211 | 29 | 1,928 |
| 1979 | | 10 | 6,391 | 10 | 3,934 |
| 1978 | | 14 | 4,780 | 8 | 4,344 |
| 1977 | | 11 | 5,656 | 13 | 3,109 |
| 1976 | | 10 | 5,769 | 5 | 6,014 |
| 1975 | | 9 | 6,163 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 8 | 6,491 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 5 | 8,959 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 6 | 7,453 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 7 | 6,224 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 7 | 5,272 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 8 | 4,688 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 6 | 5,711 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 5 | 6,143 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 6 | 4,999 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 6 | 4,691 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 5 | 4,893 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 6 | 4,358 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 5 | 4,528 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 6 | 4,567 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 6 | 4,658 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 5 | 4,602 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |