Josephine is a girl name family recorded 622,620 times in 24 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Denmark (#27 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Argentina in 1923, at 1,068.9 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Josefina (Argentina), Josefa (Chile), Josefine (Denmark, Sweden).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Josephine
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josephine | English | 332,458 | 🇺🇸 United States | #53 | 1908 | ▲ 84 % |
| Josephine | English | 99,575 | 🇫🇷 France | #88 | 1900 | ▲ 45 % |
| Josephine | English | 6,071 | 🏴 England & Wales | #256 | 1999 | ▲ 7 % |
| Josephine | English | 5,728 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #89 | 1922 | ▲ 59 % |
| Josephine | English | 3,494 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #483 | 1964 | ▲ 5 % |
| Josephine | English | 2,004 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #221 | 2017 | ▲ 22 % |
| Josefina | Spanish | 65,492 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #71 | 1925 | ▲ 33 % |
| Josefina | Spanish | 13,967 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1880 | 1930 | ▲ 24 % |
| Josefina | Spanish | 4,636 | 🇨🇱 Chile | – | 2007 | – |
| Josefina | Spanish | 1,235 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #27 | 2010 | ▲ 146 % |
| Josefina | Spanish | 321 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #33 | 2024 | – |
| Josefina | Spanish | 298 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #885 | 2001 | ▼ 25 % |
| Josefa | Spanish | 29,324 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2059 | 1923 | ▼ 32 % |
| Josefa | Spanish | 14,822 | 🇨🇱 Chile | – | 2014 | – |
| Josefa | Spanish | 4,062 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8362 | 1895 | ▲ 125 % |
| Josefa | Spanish | 1,220 | 🇫🇷 France | #6965 | 1965 | new |
| Josefa | Spanish | 150 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 2024 | – |
| Josefa | Spanish | 87 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #438 | 2025 | ▲ 109 % |
| Josefine | Swedish | 13,195 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | #27 | 2017 | – |
| Josefine | Swedish | 2,808 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #421 | 1998 | ▼ 66 % |
| Josefine | Swedish | 1,153 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #74 | 2025 | ▲ 285 % |
| Josefine | Swedish | 707 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7133 | 2021 | ▲ 5 % |
| Josefine | Swedish | 503 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | #166 | 2017 | – |
| Josefine | Swedish | 15 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2021 | – |
| Josephina | German | 3,494 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1733 | 2023 | ▲ 47 % |
| Josephina | German | 104 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #620 | 2021 | ▲ 14 % |
| Josephina | German | 100 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1959 | – |
| Josephina | German | 27 | 🏴 England & Wales | #4201 | 2025 | new |
| Josephina | German | 15 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1918 | – |
| Josephina | German | 10 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2023 | – |
| Josepha | French | 2,685 | 🇫🇷 France | #3578 | 1931 | ▼ 16 % |
| Josepha | French | 407 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1894 | – |
| Josepha | French | 30 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 2024 | – |
| Josepha | French | 5 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2021 | – |
| Giuseppina | Italian | 1,391 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1969 | – |
| Giuseppina | Italian | 798 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10917 | 1975 | ▲ 9 % |
| Giuseppina | Italian | 690 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1963 | – |
| Giuseppina | Italian | 152 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1956 | – |
| Giuseppina | Italian | 37 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1981 | – |
| Giuseppina | Italian | 17 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1966 | – |
| Józefina | Polish | 708 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #136 | 2025 | ▲ 1,206 % |
| Józefina | Polish | 6 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2018 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Josephine ↔ Josefina — checked by hand
- Josephine ↔ Giuseppina — checked by hand
- Josephine ↔ Josefa — checked by hand
- Josefa ↔ Josepha — spelling variant
- Josefina ↔ Josephina — spelling variant
- Josefina ↔ Józefina — spelling variant
- Josephine ↔ Josefine — spelling variant
Questions about Josephine
How popular is the name Josephine?
In 2025 it ranked #27 in Denmark. Official registers record 622,620 births across 24 countries.
What is Josephine in other languages?
Josefina (Spanish); Josefa (Spanish); Josefine (Swedish); Josephina (German); Josepha (French); Giuseppina (Italian); Józefina (Polish).
When was Josephine most popular?
It peaked in Argentina in 1923, at 1,068.9 births per 100,000.
Is Josephine a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Josephine is a girl name.