Pet form of Josephine, from Hebrew Yosef — god will add. Standing on its own as a given name in America since the 1880s.
Josie ranks 82nd among American girls in 2025, with 3,027 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 3,027 babies were given the name, ranking 82nd. The typical living American called Josie is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Vermont, where it accounts for 0.41% of births.
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.