Josephine

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Josephine is a female name. It is the English version of the French name Joséphine, itself a female variant of the name Joseph , which is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning "he shall add/grow".

From Wikipedia

Josephine first appears in the data in 2013 and has been recorded in 5 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 128 babies (rank #129 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Josephine

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Josephine yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

218

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

128

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Josephine

Josephine Bakerjazz musician · b. 1906

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2013	69	#100
2014	9	#188
2015	8	#211
2016	128	#129
2017	4	#357