Jozie
A diminutive form of the name Josephine, of Hebrew origin.
Name Census estimates that about 1,276 living Americans carry the first name Jozie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jozie today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jozie births was 2022 (63 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jozie. 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
- • Jozie is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 14 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 268,616 Americans
Peak year
2022
63 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,980
Tracked since 1990
Census
Jozie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 943 people with the first name Jozie, which placed it at #12,972 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,972
National first-name rank
People counted
943
943 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
82.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jozie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jozie is White at 82.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.7%) and Two or More Races (4.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jozie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jozie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White82.4% · 777
- Hispanic or Latino6.7% · 63
- Two or more races4.5% · 42
- Black or African American4.0% · 38
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 9
Popularity
Jozie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jozie from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 490 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jozie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jozie 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 Jozie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jozies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 13 states and territories. Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma recorded the most babies named Jozie, while West Virginia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 12 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jozie
The name Jozie is believed to have originated from the Old English word "Jozian," which means "to increase" or "to prosper." It has its roots in the Anglo-Saxon culture and can be traced back to the 5th century CE.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jozie can be found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals narrating the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The name appears in an entry dated around 675 CE, referring to a nobleman named Jozie of Mercia.
In the 9th century, a monk named Jozie from the monastery of Lindisfarne became renowned for his scholarly works on religious texts and his contributions to the preservation of ancient manuscripts. His life and works were documented in the Ecclesiastical History of the English People by the Venerable Bede.
During the Norman Conquest of England in the 11th century, a nobleman named Jozie de Warenne fought alongside William the Conqueror and was later granted lands in Sussex for his loyalty. His descendants carried on the name Jozie, and it became associated with nobility and landowners in the region.
In the 14th century, a renowned English poet named Jozie Chaucer, often referred to as the "Father of English Literature," was born in London (c. 1343 – 1400). His most famous work, The Canterbury Tales, is considered a masterpiece of Middle English literature and has had a lasting impact on the English language.
Another notable figure in history bearing the name Jozie was Jozie Wycliffe (c. 1328 – 1384), an English philosopher, theologian, and scholar who played a significant role in the Reformation movement. He is credited with translating the Bible into English, making it accessible to the common people.
These are just a few examples of the historical figures who have carried the name Jozie throughout the centuries, demonstrating its enduring presence and significance in various cultures and time periods.
People
Jozie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jozie 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
Jozie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jozie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,276 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jozie 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 1 in 268,616 US residents.
Is Jozie a common name?
We classify Jozie as "Rare". It ranks above 91.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,291 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jozie most popular?
The single biggest year for Jozie was 2022, when 63 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jozie is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jozie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 943 people with the name Jozie, or 0.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,972 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jozie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jozie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jozie leans strongly female. 929 people counted with this name were female (98.9%), compared with 10 male bearers (1.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jozie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jozie is White at 82.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.7%) and Two or More Races (4.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jozie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jozie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.4% (777 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Jozie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jozie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jozie 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 Jozie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jozie 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 Jozie 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.
How many people have Jozie as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Jozie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.