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Girl name

Josette

/ʒəˈsɛt/ · 100% girls · 109 born in 2025

Josette has been given to about 6,659 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1968, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ʒəˈsɛt/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,127
Median age today51 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Josette per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1968 · 504
  • Born in 2025109
  • All time6,659

How popular is Josette?

Its best year was 1968, when 504 babies were given the name, ranking 417th. The typical living American called Josette is about 51 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Josette

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Colette0.76
  2. Odette0.76
  3. Collette0.74
  4. Janette0.71
  5. Lisette0.71
  6. Lissette0.69
  7. Jannette0.69
  8. Suzette0.68

Middle names for Josette

Ranked by flow score
  1. Josette Rose0.87
  2. Josette Marie0.87
  3. Josette Grace0.87
  4. Josette Louise0.87
  5. Josette Claire0.86
  6. Josette Mae0.86

Sibling names for Josette

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.87
  2. Larasister · 0.86
  3. Georginasister · 0.86
  4. Scottieeither · 0.83
  5. Aureliobrother · 0.80
  6. Angiesister · 0.80

Where Josette is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Michigan0.01%
  2. Arizona0.01%
  3. Florida0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Josette Nguyen0.82
  2. Josette Moore0.82
  3. Josette Hill0.82
  4. Josette Hall0.82
  5. Josette Brown0.82
  6. Josette Young0.79

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 Josette

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

Josette 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.