Is Josette a boy or girl name?
Josette is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 85 girls and 0 boys were named Josette, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,549 US babies named Josette were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,218
- Babies named Josette since 1916
- 6,549
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 504 babies
Boys and girls named Josette, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 402 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 575 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,358 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,435 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 532 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 638 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 501 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 497 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 426 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,218 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,296 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,094 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,035 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,386 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,942 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,137 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,585 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,756 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,162 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,787 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,240 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,984 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,533 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,150 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,814 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,188 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,016 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,230 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,045 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,426 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,951 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,522 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,223 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,514 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,476 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,143 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,238 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,529 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,090 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,466 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,089 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,389 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,384 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,317 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,564 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,873 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,313 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,819 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,796 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,975 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,744 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,817 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,775 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,414 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,381 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,229 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,197 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,206 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,004 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 162 | #809 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 175 | #782 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 218 | #700 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 298 | #590 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 293 | #578 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 504 | #417 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 181 | #729 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,626 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,452 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,762 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,439 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,449 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,559 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,448 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,425 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,261 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,467 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,343 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,329 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,261 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,194 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,344 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,269 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,418 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,214 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,214 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,164 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,383 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,718 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,474 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,924 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,079 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,126 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,000 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,017 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,082 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,542 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,535 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,746 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,663 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,296 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,319 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,599 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,203 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,236 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,657 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,515 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,203 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,728 |
Highest rank
Josette has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #417 in 1968. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Josette
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.