Josette
Josette is a feminine given name. It may refer to:Josette Abondio, Ivorian teacher, writer and playwright Josette Amouretti (1914–1990), French former tennis player Josette Altmann Borbón, Costa Rican historian, politician and former First Lady of Costa Rica Josette Banzet (1938–2020), French actress Josette Biyo, Filipino educator and former executive director of the Philippine Science High…
- French
Meaning & Origin of Josette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Josette is a feminine given name. It may refer to:Josette Abondio, Ivorian teacher, writer and playwright Josette Amouretti (1914–1990), French former tennis player Josette Altmann Borbón, Costa Rican historian, politician and former First Lady of Costa Rica Josette Banzet (1938–2020), French actress Josette Biyo, Filipino educator and former executive director of the Philippine Science High…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Josette
American parents first put Josette on the record books as a baby girl name in 1916, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1968, when 504 Josettes were born — ranking #416 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Josettes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,176 among baby girl names with 87 births, rising sharply (+34% over the past five years). In total, more than 7K Josettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Josette
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About the name Josette
Josette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Josette's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #416. Use the chart and map above to compare Josette'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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