Is Josey a boy or girl name?
Josey is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 79 girls and 27 boys were named Josey, so 74.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 76.2% of the 4,160 US babies named Josey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,009
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,327
- Babies named Josey since 1915
- 4,160
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 121 babies
Boys and girls named Josey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1970s | 36 | 73 | 67% |
| 1980s | 281 | 225 | 44.5% |
| 1990s | 262 | 594 | 69.4% |
| 2000s | 150 | 882 | 85.5% |
| 2010s | 155 | 905 | 85.4% |
| 2020s | 108 | 411 | 79.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | #4,009 | 79 | #2,327 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,151 | 74 | #2,427 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,776 | 86 | #2,198 |
| 2021 | 19 | #5,010 | 88 | #2,138 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,482 | 84 | #2,161 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,675 | 86 | #2,161 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,654 | 87 | #2,172 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,390 | 93 | #2,090 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,222 | 78 | #2,402 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,872 | 76 | #2,421 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,366 | 89 | #2,146 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,283 | 99 | #1,981 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,839 | 106 | #1,893 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,516 | 97 | #2,023 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,879 | 94 | #2,102 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,257 | 104 | #1,997 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,624 | 88 | #2,239 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,787 | 86 | #2,263 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,706 | 96 | #2,056 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,686 | 93 | #2,022 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,685 | 69 | #2,460 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,405 | 91 | #1,993 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,401 | 82 | #2,089 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,376 | 76 | #2,161 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,130 | 97 | #1,798 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,226 | 61 | #2,414 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,545 | 88 | #1,782 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,523 | 78 | #1,892 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,282 | 64 | #2,136 |
| 1995 | 32 | #2,423 | 75 | #1,875 |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,727 | 54 | #2,391 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,616 | 41 | #2,905 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,772 | 46 | #2,659 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,317 | 42 | #2,805 |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,995 | 45 | #2,621 |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,814 | 27 | #3,724 |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,721 | 27 | #3,520 |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,995 | 21 | #4,046 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,946 | 24 | #3,591 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,198 | 12 | #5,814 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,125 | 33 | #2,751 |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,377 | 31 | #2,813 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,302 | 16 | #4,600 |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,971 | 16 | #4,613 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,932 | 18 | #4,214 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,936 | 10 | #6,395 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,347 | 14 | #4,786 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,106 | 11 | #5,657 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,018 | 10 | #5,771 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,160 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,495 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,962 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,457 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,227 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,274 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,685 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,712 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,145 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,999 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,691 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,892 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,356 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,528 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,568 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,658 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,602 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Josey reached #1,721 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #1,782 in 1998. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Josey
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.