Josefina

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⭐ Famous Josefina

Josefina Plá

Paraguayan sculptor, ceramist, dramatist, poet, and historian (1903–1999)

Choose Josefina and your child shares a first name with Josefina Plá, a Paraguayan sculptor, ceramist, dramatist, poet, and historian. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Josefina, like who?” Josefina Plá's Wikipedia article is available in 30 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 15,456 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Josefina, 104 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Josefina would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJosefina first shows up in US birth records in 1887, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 138 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1930, when it ranked #468. Today it's #1,880, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendJosefina has climbed 514 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,880. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningJosefina is a Spanish form of Josephine, which means “God will add”. Our records link it to French, Hebrew and Spanish roots.

About the name Josefina

Josefina is a girl name of French, Hebrew and Spanish origin meaning “God will add”. It has 8 letters and 4 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-ina”. US birth records list Josefina for girls from 1887 to 2025, in 136 of those 139 years. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked #468 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,880, with 104 babies.

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