Girl name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Josephine

JO-suh-feen · 9 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
God will add
Language
Hebrew
Culture
French
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
vintage · royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#56
2024 births3,746
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births327,305
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JosieJoPosy
Alternate spellings
JosephyneJoséphine
In other languages
Joséphine (French)Giuseppina (Italian)Josefina (Spanish)Józefa (Polish)

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Empress Joséphine
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