Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1930

Josefina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,891 Trend ↑ Rising 33%
Rank 2025
#1,891
among girls · ↑169 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
104
named Josefina · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,454
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1930
210 babies
All-time total
13,967
#1,355 all-time among girls
First recorded
1887
in Social Security records

Josefina popularity over time

13,967 babies have been named Josefina since 1887, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 14 – 14 1 – #987
1890s 66 – 66 7 +371% #859
1900s 174 – 174 17 +164% #801
1910s 612 – 612 61 +252% #683
1920s 1,659 11 1,670 167 +173% #472
1930s 1,242 5 1,247 125 -25% #468
1940s 1,186 6 1,192 119 -4% #629
1950s 1,403 – 1,403 140 +18% #616
1960s 1,269 – 1,269 127 -10% #837
1970s 1,374 – 1,374 137 +8% #865
1980s 1,367 7 1,374 137 0% #876
1990s 1,240 6 1,246 125 -9% #1,245
2000s 998 – 998 100 -20% #1,693
2010s 788 – 788 79 -21% #2,081
2020s (to 2025) 540 – 540 90 +14% #1,891

Where Josefina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 109 0.07 outside top 500
2027 114 0.07 outside top 500
2028 119 0.07 outside top 500
2029 122 0.08 outside top 500
2030 126 0.08 outside top 500

Where Josefina is most popular

Girls named Josefina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.058 per 1,000. Strongest in Illinois, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Josefina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Illinois 27 0.118 +105%
California 70 0.083 +45%
Texas 50 0.062 +8%
New York 22 0.056 ≈ national
Florida 20 0.047 -19%
Arizona 5 0.036 -38%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -54%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -56%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Josefina

Josefina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,891 in 2025 with 104 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1887, 13,967 American babies have been named Josefina. Its peak came in 1930, when 210 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1930s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Josefina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Josefina?

The median living Josefina is about 45 years old; half are between 26 and 64. An estimated 9,600 people named Josefina are alive in the United States today.

median 45 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Josefina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 104 #1,891 – –
2024 94 #2,060 – –
2023 82 #2,263 – –
2022 100 #1,968 – –
2021 87 #2,163 – –
2020 73 #2,404 – –
2019 76 #2,362 – –
2018 69 #2,543 – –
2017 81 #2,293 – –
2016 85 #2,256 – –
2015 94 #2,081 – –
2014 74 #2,454 – –
2013 60 #2,855 – –
2012 83 #2,273 – –
2011 74 #2,466 – –
2010 92 #2,143 – –
2009 85 #2,297 – –
2008 85 #2,303 – –
2007 104 #1,977 – –
2006 105 #1,926 – –
2005 115 #1,724 – –
2004 97 #1,931 – –
2003 113 #1,693 – –
2002 99 #1,813 – –
2001 91 #1,914 – –
2000 104 #1,695 – –
1995 129 #1,297 – –
1990 125 #1,302 – –
1985 122 #1,167 – –
1980 175 #876 – –
1975 155 #865 – –
1970 134 #950 – –
1965 125 #902 – –
1960 119 #980 – –
1955 130 #851 – –
1950 186 #616 – –
1945 134 #629 – –
1940 96 #712 – –
1935 125 #576 – –
1930 205 #468 5 #4,281
1925 158 #571 6 #3,959
1920 130 #630 – –
1915 46 #982 – –
1910 32 #762 – –
1905 16 #948 – –
1900 21 #817 – –
1895 11 #1,018 – –
1890 9 #976 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Josefina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Josefina Vázquez Mota Josefina Vázquez Mota Mexican politician (born 1961) Contemporary
  2. 2 Josefina Sruoga Olympic field hockey player b. 1990 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Josefina Pla Josefina Pla Spanish-Paraguayan poet 1903–1999 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Josefina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Josefina?

The median living Josefina is about 45 years old. Half of all living Josefinas are between 26 and 64 years old.

How many people named Josefina are alive today?

An estimated 9,600 people named Josefina are alive in the United States, based on 13,967 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Josefina in 2025?

Josefina ranked #1,891 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 104 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Josefina?

13,967 babies have been named Josefina in the United States since 1887, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Josefina most popular?

Josefina peaked in 1930, when 210 newborns received the name.

Is Josefina a boy or girl name?

Josefina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Josefina rising or falling?

Josefina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Josefina become more popular?

Josefina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 126 girls named Josefina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Josefina?

Well-known people named Josefina include Josefina Vázquez Mota (politician), Josefina Sruoga (athlete), Josefina Pla (writer).

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