Joséphine

Meaning and origin of Joséphine

Popularity of Joséphine in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Joséphine has been stable (+3.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Joséphine every 5.6 schools.

Joséphine in English-speaking countries

Joséphine ranks 56^th in United States, 83^rd in British Columbia (Canada) and 99^th in Ontario (Canada), against 101^st in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  83^rd girls’ name105 babies in 3 years1 girl in 378+4.3% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  56^th girls’ name11,262 babies in 3 years1 girl in 429+4.8% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  99^th girls’ name297 babies in 3 years1 girl in 520+2.2% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  261^st girls’ name43 babies in 3 years1 girl in 976

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  261^st girls’ name532 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,443+1.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  350^th girls’ name28 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,942

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  396^th girls’ name8 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,814

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  461^st girls’ name23 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,820

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Joséphine and Josephine are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Josephine30

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Joséphine

• Mariam
• Maryam
• Elya
• Leya
• Salomé
• Judith
• Maria
• Madeleine
• Anaïs
• Gabrielle
• Noémie
• Raphaëlle

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin