Josephine

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 269 babies (rank #168 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

4,444

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

269

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	262	#171
1997	269	#168
1998	241	#180
1999	263	#173
2000	245	#177
2001	213	#195
2002	218	#198
2003	203	#228
2004	208	#218
2005	226	#211
2006	205	#231
2007	200	#249
2008	183	#266
2009	184	#261
2010	154	#311
2011	186	#262
2012	212	#235
2013	187	#259
2014	176	#272
2015	208	#239
2016	201	#253

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

262

#171

1997

269

#168

1998

241

#180

1999

263

#173

2000

245

#177

2001

213

#195

2002

218

#198

2003

203

#228

2004

208

#218

2005

226

#211

2006

205

#231

2007

200

#249

2008

183

#266

2009

184

#261

2010

154

#311

2011

186

#262

2012

212

#235

2013

187

#259

2014

176

#272

2015

208

#239

2016

201

#253

Meaning

Numerology of Josephine

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Josephine

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Year-by-Year Detail