Josie

“Variant of Josephine — He shall add or grow” — Hebrew via French origin

Girl's name · #82 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Josie was #116 in 1880, slipped to #855 by 1967, and reached #82 in 2025 — its highest rank ever. Roughly 75,000 girls have been named Josie since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 460 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 660 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 850 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Josies

Josie Maran — American model, actress, and entrepreneur (born 1978)
Josie Loren — American actress
Josie Bissett — American actress
Josie Baff — Australian snowboarder (born 2003)
Josie Knight — Irish now UK cyclist

In stories & tradition

Josie McFarlane — EastEnders
Josie Rizal — Tekken 7
Josie Packard — Twin Peaks

What Josies become

Among 186 notable people named Josie:

Entertainers appear 2.01× more often than among typical names — e.g. Josie Maran, American model, actress, and entrepreneur (born 1978).

Similar names: Josephine · Sadie · Jovie · Elsie · Stella · Lucy

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