Josehine
A feminine name of French origin meaning "Jehovah increases".
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Josehine. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Josehine today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Josehine births was 1914 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Josehine. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Josehine. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1914
5 babies that year
Average age
-
1921 SSA rank
#5,507
Tracked since 1914
Popularity
Josehine: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Josehine from the 1910s through to the 1920s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 5 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Josehine by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Josehine during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Josehine
The name Josehine is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, which means "he will add" or "God will increase". It is a variant spelling of the more common name Josephine, which has been in use since the Middle Ages.
The name Josehine first emerged in the late 16th century in France, where it was popularized by the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814). Josephine was a influential figure in French society and her name became widely used throughout Europe during the Napoleonic era.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Josehine can be found in the writings of the French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes (1596-1650), who mentioned a woman named Josehine in his correspondence.
Throughout history, there have been several notable women named Josehine. One of the most famous is Josehine Baker (1906-1975), an American-born French entertainer, activist, and spy during World War II. Another notable Josehine was Josehine Bakhita (1869-1947), a Sudanese-born Italian Canossian religious sister who lived in Italy for 45 years and was canonized as a saint in 2000.
In the arts, Josehine May (1914-2004) was an American actress and singer who appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout her career. Josehine Mutzenbacher is also the title character of a famous anonymous erotic novel published in Vienna in 1906.
Other notable Josehines include Josehine Decker (born 1981), an American filmmaker and artist, and Josehine Tey (1896-1952), the pen name of Scottish author Elizabeth MacKintosh, best known for her mystery novels.
People
Josehine + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Josehine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Josehine: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josehine?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Josehine going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about - US residents.
Is Josehine a common name?
We classify Josehine as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Josehine most popular?
The single biggest year for Josehine was 1914, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Josehine is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Josehine in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Josehine a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Josehine in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Josehine still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Josehine in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Josehine can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Josehine?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Josehine at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.