Josie

Josie

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Josie is a given name that is often a diminutive of the female given name Josephine.

From Wikipedia

Josie 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 2002 with 214 babies (rank #205 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Josie

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

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,896

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

214

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	197	#215
1997	174	#232
1998	194	#215
1999	180	#228
2000	194	#216
2001	199	#202
2002	214	#205
2003	182	#246
2004	206	#220
2005	199	#233
2006	168	#277
2007	200	#250
2008	147	#316
2009	178	#272
2010	184	#269
2011	208	#243
2012	207	#245
2013	191	#252
2014	165	#289
2015	155	#310
2016	154	#326

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

197

#215

1997

174

#232

1998

194

#215

1999

180

#228

2000

194

#216

2001

199

#202

2002

214

#205

2003

182

#246

2004

206

#220

2005

199

#233

2006

168

#277

2007

200

#250

2008

147

#316

2009

178

#272

2010

184

#269

2011

208

#243

2012

207

#245

2013

191

#252

2014

165

#289

2015

155

#310

2016

154

#326

Meaning

Numerology of Josie

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Josie

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail