Josefine
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".
Meaning & Origin of Josefine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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".
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The Story of Josefine
Josefine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 26 Josefines were born — ranking #4,963 that year. As of 2026, Josefine ranks #5,962 for baby girls with 20 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 732 Josefines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Josefine
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- Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (1927–2005), Princess of Belgium, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
- Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807–1876), Queen of Sweden
- Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763–1814), Empress of France, Queen Consort of Italy, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte
- Princess Joséphine of Lorraine (1753–1797), Princess of Carignano
- Josephine of Rosenborg (1942–2013), Countess, member of Denmark's Royal Family
- Princess Josephine of Baden (1813–1900), Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (1872–1958), wife of Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern
- Princess Josephine of Denmark (born 2011), Danish princess
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About the name Josefine
Josefine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 732 births in the dataset. Josefine's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #2,845. Use the chart and map above to compare Josefine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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