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Girl name

Josephina

/dʒɑsɪˈfaɪnə/ · 100% girls · 117 born in 2025

Josephina has been given to about 3,494 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables4
Pronunciation/dʒɑsɪˈfaɪnə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,262
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Josephina per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 118
  • Born in 2025117
  • All time3,494
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Josephina?

Its best year was 2023, when 118 babies were given the name, ranking 1742nd. The typical living American called Josephina is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Josephina

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Josefina0.96
  2. Josephine0.77
  3. Selina0.67
  4. Josefa0.68
  5. Roseanna0.67
  6. Serina0.67
  7. Rosalina0.67
  8. Rosina0.67

Middle names for Josephina

Ranked by flow score
  1. Josephina Noelle0.79
  2. Josephina Belle0.79
  3. Josephina Rose0.77
  4. Josephina Louise0.77
  5. Josephina Pearl0.76
  6. Josephina Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Josephina

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.95
  2. Mustafabrother · 0.94
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.94
  4. Kyrenbrother · 0.94
  5. Andiesister · 0.94
  6. Soleilsister · 0.94

Where Josephina is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. Massachusetts0.01%
  3. Virginia0.01%
  4. Ohio0.01%
  5. Michigan0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Josephina White0.72
  2. Josephina Reyes0.72
  3. Josephina Nguyen0.72
  4. Josephina Moore0.72
  5. Josephina Lee0.72
  6. Josephina Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Josephina

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Josephina across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.