Is Josefina a boy or girl name?
Josefina is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 93 girls and 0 boys were named Josefina, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 13,859 US babies named Josefina were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,072
- Babies named Josefina since 1887
- 13,859
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 210 babies
Boys and girls named Josefina, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 174 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 612 | 100% |
| 1920s | 11 | 1,659 | 99.3% |
| 1930s | 5 | 1,242 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 6 | 1,186 | 99.5% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,402 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,269 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,374 | 100% |
| 1980s | 7 | 1,367 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 6 | 1,240 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 0 | 998 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 787 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 434 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,072 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,278 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,967 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,161 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,403 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,387 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,543 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,292 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,256 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,081 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,452 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,855 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,273 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,466 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,143 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,297 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,303 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,977 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,925 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,724 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,931 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,693 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,813 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,914 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,695 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,478 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,410 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,452 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,346 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,297 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,372 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,330 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,347 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,730 | 136 | #1,245 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,302 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,378 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,106 | 131 | #1,170 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,211 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,195 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,167 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,062 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,011 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 153 | #968 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 167 | #899 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 175 | #876 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 147 | #977 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,075 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 143 | #968 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 129 | #990 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 156 | #861 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 133 | #934 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 142 | #887 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 129 | #947 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 138 | #936 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 134 | #950 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,000 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 129 | #910 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 145 | #837 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 118 | #933 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 125 | #902 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 130 | #918 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 140 | #889 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 136 | #906 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,046 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 119 | #980 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 122 | #953 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 109 | #996 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 125 | #914 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 123 | #905 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 129 | #856 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 154 | #745 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 142 | #769 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 159 | #707 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 153 | #707 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 186 | #616 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 147 | #698 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 156 | #669 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 133 | #742 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 130 | #708 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 134 | #629 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 105 | #744 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 114 | #722 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 82 | #849 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,317 | 89 | #763 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 96 | #712 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 94 | #702 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 96 | #702 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 102 | #675 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 96 | #682 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 125 | #576 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 114 | #623 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 127 | #567 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 132 | #570 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 151 | #540 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,281 | 205 | #468 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 202 | #472 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,446 | 204 | #478 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 179 | #528 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 198 | #495 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,959 | 158 | #571 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 153 | #603 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 167 | #560 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 143 | #607 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 125 | #661 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 130 | #630 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 102 | #697 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 87 | #768 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 70 | #822 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 82 | #756 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 46 | #982 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 51 | #820 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 52 | #730 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 54 | #683 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 36 | #728 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 32 | #762 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,002 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 24 | #801 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 20 | #857 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 16 | #939 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 16 | #948 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 18 | #863 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,100 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 19 | #805 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 12 | #981 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 21 | #817 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 15 | #859 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,821 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,260 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,018 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,186 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,530 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,554 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 9 | #976 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 8 | #987 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,086 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Josefina reached #3,317 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #468 in 1930. 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 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Josefina
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.