Josephine
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Josephine is the feminine of Joseph, meaning “God will add.” Josephines tend to be strong, trend-bucking women: Empress Josephine, dancer Josephine Baker, and Jo March of Little Women. A badass namesake is Josephine Butler, the 19th-century feminist who fought to reform laws that stripped poor women of their rights.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Josephine in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Josephine against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Josephine is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Josephine in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 4,126 girls were named Josephine, making it the #53 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 331,467 girls have been named Josephine, with the most (8,682) in 1918. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Washington, D.C. and Alaska.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Josephine in other languages
- Josefina Dutch
- Josefine Dutch
- Josephina Dutch
- Jósefína Icelandic
- Józefina Polish
Josephine name days
- March 19 Norway
- March 19 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Josephine
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Josephine, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Josephine | 2020 | North Atlantic | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Josephine | 2008 | North Atlantic | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Josephine | 2002 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Josephine | 1996 | North Atlantic | 111 km/h |
| Hurricane Josephine (Category 1) | 1990 | North Atlantic | 139 km/h |
| Hurricane Josephine (Category 2) | 1984 | North Atlantic | 167 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Josephine
There are 14 towns and villages with Josephine in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 9🇬🇵 Guadeloupe 2🇨🇦 Canada 1🇲🇶 Martinique 1🇿🇦 South Africa 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Josephine | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,142 | Map |
| Josephine | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Josephine | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Josephine | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Josephine | Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Josephine | West Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Josephine | North Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Josephine | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Josephine | Limpopo, 🇿🇦 South Africa | – | Map |
| Joséphine | 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Josephine
There are 34 lakes and reservoirs with Josephine in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 25🇨🇦 Canada 8🇦🇺 Australia 1
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| Josephine Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Josephine Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Josephine Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Josephine Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Josephine Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Josephine Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Josephine Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Josephine Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Josephine Lake | South Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Josephine Lake | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Josephine songs
17 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Josephine in their title. The best known:
- Josephine – Chris Rea (1985)
- My Girl Josephine – Fats Domino (1960)
- Come Josephine in My Flying Machine
- Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker – Boney M. (1989)
- Hello Josephine – The Scorpions (1965)
- Josephine
- Josephine – Burke Bivens (1951)
- Josephine
- Josephine (Too Many Secrets) – Jon English (1982)
- Yes Tonight Josephine – Johnnie Ray (1957)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Josephine
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Josephine.
Josephine Bornebusch
Fictional characters named Josephine
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Josephine as a pet name
FurryName has found 83 dogs named Josephine in public pet registers, making it the #1,368 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Cambridge (6), Burnside (3), Port Moody (1). Josephine as a dog name →
FurryName has found 12 cats named Josephine in public pet registers, making it the #701 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (4), Seattle (4), Corangamite Shire (1). Josephine as a cat name →
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