Is Josefa a boy or girl name?
Josefa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 0 boys were named Josefa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,050 US babies named Josefa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,478
- Babies named Josefa since 1881
- 4,050
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 84 babies
Boys and girls named Josefa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 192 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 230 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 482 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 726 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 498 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 372 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 343 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 278 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 239 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 197 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 157 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 103 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 91 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,478 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,681 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,248 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,586 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,198 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,657 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,231 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,107 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,441 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,362 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,499 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,482 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,038 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,870 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,709 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,128 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,910 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,828 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,043 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,325 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,133 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,823 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,609 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,450 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,496 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,320 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,308 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,644 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,905 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,305 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,561 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,531 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,747 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,782 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,945 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,060 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,151 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,738 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,930 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,362 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,229 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,188 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,833 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,563 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,213 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,641 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,040 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,109 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,338 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,840 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,360 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,063 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,628 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,508 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,470 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,320 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,507 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,590 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,218 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,569 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,930 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,329 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,493 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,216 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,169 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,259 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,043 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,938 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,910 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,998 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,512 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,597 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,725 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,513 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,485 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,525 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,337 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,562 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,382 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,633 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,473 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,432 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,399 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,197 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,084 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,254 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,036 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,124 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,156 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,033 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 55 | #930 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,056 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 58 | #926 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 71 | #807 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 63 | #922 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 68 | #864 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 74 | #842 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 65 | #931 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 71 | #883 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 84 | #811 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 79 | #847 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 66 | #903 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 81 | #811 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 72 | #870 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 66 | #899 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 66 | #861 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 63 | #906 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 56 | #930 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,121 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 57 | #867 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 42 | #911 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 38 | #859 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 46 | #740 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 39 | #701 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 35 | #713 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 28 | #767 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 25 | #780 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 31 | #683 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 30 | #671 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 22 | #789 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 21 | #790 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 18 | #825 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 17 | #859 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 19 | #755 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 19 | #874 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,003 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 20 | #761 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 20 | #705 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 21 | #694 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 28 | #570 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 17 | #729 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 19 | #673 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 19 | #676 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 14 | #737 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 23 | #554 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 20 | #583 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 8 | #991 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 11 | #714 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 8 | #862 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 11 | #677 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 9 | #765 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #868 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 10 | #617 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #883 |
Highest rank
Josefa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #554 in 1890. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Josefa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.