Girls name · California
Josephine in California
Josephine was the #98 most common girls name in California in 2025, with 295 Josephine births that year. In years with 5 or more births, 18,498 were recorded from 1910 on.
Popularity over time
Josephine in California, year by year
| Year | Babies | State rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 66 | #17 |
| 1926 | 263 | #26 |
| 1943 | 143 | #118 |
| 1959 | 125 | #240 |
| 1976 | 63 | #393 |
| 1992 | 119 | #380 |
| 2009 | 166 | #275 |
| 2025 | 295 | #98 |
Rank swung between #13 (1915) and #421 (1984) in California, from #17 in 1910 to #98 in 2025.
No year in California had more Josephine births than 2016, when 306 were born. In 1915 it reached #13, its highest girls-name rank in California.
Across the country, Josephine reached its highest rank of #3 in Nevada (1912). See Josephine in every state →
How popular is Josephine in California?
Josephine was the #98 most common girls name in California in 2025, with 295 Josephine births that year. In years with 5 or more births, 18,498 were recorded from 1910 on.
How many babies are named Josephine in California?
California recorded 295 births of babies named Josephine in 2025.
What is the rank of Josephine in California?
Josephine's 2025 rank among girls names in California was #98.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Counts below 5 in a state-year are omitted by the SSA for privacy.
The same name elsewhere