Josefa Name Popularity

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How popular is Josefa?

In 2018 the rare name Josefa, ranked the 7,181st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Josefa is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #554 was reached in 1890.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1925 with 84 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Josefa was less than 5, most recently in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Josefa occurred roughly during the years 1891-1895, 1902-1906, 1908-1912, 1919-1922, 1974-1979, and 1996-1999, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1895-1899.

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

What does the future hold for the popularity of Josefa?

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

The name Josefa is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Josefa (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		16	7,181
2017		9	11,080
2016		10	10,420
2015		6	15,333
2014		6	15,471
2013		6	15,457
2012		11	10,025
2011		13	8,860
2010		9	11,698
2009		6	16,116
2008		16	7,903
2007		12	9,825
2006		6	16,039
2005		9	11,321
2004		9	11,128
2003		9	10,820
2002		14	7,608
2001		12	8,446
2000		10	9,493
1999		20	5,319
1998		13	7,307
1997		10	8,644
1996		16	5,904
1995		18	5,304
1994		17	5,560
1993		17	5,531
1992		11	7,746
1991		16	5,779
1990		19	4,944
1989		24	4,059
1988		16	5,147
1987		13	5,737
1986		12	5,928
1985		26	3,362
1984		18	4,230
1983		26	3,186
1982		21	3,833
1981		23	3,563
1980		18	4,210
1979		34	2,642
1978		13	5,039
1977		25	3,108
1976		21	3,338
1975		17	3,838
1974		20	3,361
1973		22	3,063
1972		27	2,627
1971		30	2,507
1970		30	2,469
1969		31	2,317
1968		25	2,506
1967		23	2,589
1966		29	2,217
1965		23	2,567
1964		38	1,930
1963		27	2,329
1962		24	2,490
1961		29	2,214
1960		29	2,169
1959		26	2,262
1958		30	2,043
1957		32	1,937
1956		32	1,910
1955		29	1,997
1954		45	1,512
1953		38	1,599
1952		33	1,725
1951		39	1,513
1950		39	1,485
1949		37	1,526
1948		48	1,336
1947		37	1,562
1946		40	1,383
1945		26	1,633
1944		31	1,474
1943		34	1,432
1942		34	1,399
1941		40	1,198
1940		45	1,083
1939		35	1,253
1938		48	1,036
1937		41	1,123
1936		38	1,156
1935		45	1,033
1934		55	931
1933		44	1,056
1932		58	926
1931		71	807
1930		63	922
1929		68	864
1928		75	834
1927		65	930
1926		71	883
1925		84	811
1924		79	847
1923		66	903
1922		81	811
1921		72	870
1920		66	898
1919		66	861
1918		63	906
1917		56	930
1916		40	1,121
1915		57	867
1914		42	911
1913		38	859
1912		46	740
1911		39	701
1910		35	713
1909		28	767
1908		25	780
1907		31	683
1906		30	671
1905		22	789
1904		21	790
1903		18	825
1902		17	859
1901		19	755
1900		19	874
1899		11	1,003
1898		20	761
1897		20	705
1896		21	694
1895		28	570
1894		17	729
1893		19	673
1892		19	676
1891		14	737
1890		23	554
1889		20	583
1888		8	991
1887		11	714
1886		8	862
1885		11	677
1884		9	765
1883		6	868
1882		10	617
1881		5	883
1880		< 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.