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Josie Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Josie?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Josie, ranked the 192nd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Josie has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #116 was reached for the first time in 1880 and as recently as 1881.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2018 with 1,565 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Josie in any given year was 140 in 1967.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Josie occurred roughly during the years 1885-1888, 1911-1915, 1967-1971, 1986-1990, 1991-1996, 1997-2001, and 2014-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1948-1952.

For a number of years, the name Josie has been moving upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Josie has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Josie?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Josie is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Josie (Girl)Josie (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 1,565 192 < 5 --
2017 1,531 200 < 5 --
2016 1,359 237 5 13,131
2015 1,290 250 6 11,349
2014 1,285 252 5 12,980
2013 1,219 266 < 5 --
2012 1,276 253 10 7,813
2011 1,244 256 < 5 --
2010 1,251 261 < 5 --
2009 1,056 310 < 5 --
2008 1,133 294 < 5 --
2007 1,129 299 7 10,301
2006 1,124 295 5 12,965
2005 1,017 316 < 5 --
2004 975 324 16 5,113
2003 1,017 305 8 8,209
2002 1,109 281 < 5 --
2001 1,101 282 9 7,194
2000 969 328 7 8,641
1999 889 340 < 5 --
1998 800 360 8 7,191
1997 752 367 5 9,999
1996 820 340 7 7,529
1995 726 360 5 9,543
1994 573 441 11 5,267
1993 401 589 10 5,558
1992 365 621 11 5,051
1991 349 639 7 6,892
1990 363 619 8 6,117
1989 321 643 11 4,653
1988 248 755 6 6,827
1987 202 851 17 3,009
1986 204 823 14 3,345
1985 220 769 < 5 --
1984 249 681 11 3,812
1983 298 595 12 3,521
1982 274 653 7 5,306
1981 261 669 6 5,855
1980 269 664 11 3,728
1979 251 682 < 5 --
1978 215 729 5 6,274
1977 232 676 10 3,720
1976 215 691 6 5,257
1975 196 739 < 5 --
1974 210 700 < 5 --
1973 192 732 5 5,462
1972 214 685 5 5,346
1971 226 680 5 5,275
1970 170 815 8 3,666
1969 176 764 < 5 --
1968 185 718 < 5 --
1967 140 856 < 5 --
1966 163 770 < 5 --
1965 180 747 < 5 --
1964 205 724 < 5 --
1963 223 673 5 4,337
1962 232 670 < 5 --
1961 254 640 < 5 --
1960 304 561 5 4,316
1959 276 599 < 5 --
1958 268 609 5 4,225
1957 275 582 < 5 --
1956 280 561 < 5 --
1955 223 622 11 2,503
1954 227 602 < 5 --
1953 203 625 < 5 --
1952 196 632 < 5 --
1951 233 554 < 5 --
1950 247 521 < 5 --
1949 269 492 < 5 --
1948 351 423 < 5 --
1947 360 429 6 3,548
1946 332 422 5 3,770
1945 335 385 < 5 --
1944 352 376 5 3,674
1943 331 404 < 5 --
1942 363 371 8 2,813
1941 344 360 < 5 --
1940 337 351 6 3,295
1939 334 354 7 2,980
1938 373 327 6 3,353
1937 353 331 6 3,337
1936 330 345 5 3,813
1935 375 326 < 5 --
1934 379 321 < 5 --
1933 334 340 < 5 --
1932 291 384 9 2,739
1931 338 348 < 5 --
1930 355 355 15 2,015
1929 364 339 5 4,283
1928 364 356 < 5 --
1927 409 333 7 3,632
1926 406 328 6 3,954
1925 409 331 12 2,512
1924 426 326 8 3,377
1923 413 318 < 5 --
1922 448 308 8 3,396
1921 420 321 11 2,715
1920 436 314 7 3,649
1919 481 290 7 3,575
1918 430 307 < 5 --
1917 403 306 < 5 --
1916 363 319 7 3,345
1915 379 299 < 5 --
1914 344 283 < 5 --
1913 257 297 5 3,050
1912 269 274 < 5 --
1911 193 280 < 5 --
1910 251 242 < 5 --
1909 202 250 < 5 --
1908 207 235 < 5 --
1907 191 248 < 5 --
1906 193 228 < 5 --
1905 217 208 < 5 --
1904 206 210 < 5 --
1903 210 201 < 5 --
1902 221 196 < 5 --
1901 205 199 < 5 --
1900 266 194 < 5 --
1899 243 178 < 5 --
1898 219 197 < 5 --
1897 209 189 < 5 --
1896 227 182 5 1,182
1895 234 175 < 5 --
1894 241 169 < 5 --
1893 233 164 < 5 --
1892 263 152 < 5 --
1891 218 155 < 5 --
1890 242 146 < 5 --
1889 207 153 < 5 --
1888 257 134 < 5 --
1887 192 136 < 5 --
1886 212 131 < 5 --
1885 211 123 < 5 --
1884 198 125 < 5 --
1883 148 133 < 5 --
1882 169 122 < 5 --
1881 149 116 < 5 --
1880 141 116 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.