Josiane
Josiane is a feminine name of Hebrew origin. It's a derivation of the name Joseph. It was first officially recorded in France, in 1909.
- French
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Josiane
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Josiane is a feminine name of Hebrew origin. It's a derivation of the name Joseph. It was first officially recorded in France, in 1909.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- Portuguese
The Story of Josiane
Josiane first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1947, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 41 births, good for #3,675 nationwide. About 49% of every Josiane on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Josiane last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 143 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Josiane
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About the name Josiane
Josiane is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 143 births in the dataset. Josiane's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #3,675. Use the chart and map above to compare Josiane'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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