Josie

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A few things about Josie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Josie

Josie Maran

American model, actress, and entrepreneur (born 1978)

Choose Josie and your child shares a first name with Josie Maran, an American model, actress, and entrepreneur. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Josie, like who?” Josie Maran's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 532 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Josie, 3,021 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Josie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJosie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Josies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearJosie is at its all-time high right now: #82 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowJosie is 3.5× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,872 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 532.
• 🚀TrendJosie has climbed 52 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #82. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedJosie is most popular in Mississippi, where it ranks #21, followed by Maine (#24) and Montana (#27). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningJosie is an English form of Josephine, which means “he will add”. Our records link it to American, English and French roots.
• 🌍OriginJosie is the #5 most popular American girl name in the US. That's out of 4,701 American girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Josie

Josie is a girl name of American, English and French origin meaning “he will add”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-sie”. US birth records list Josie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #82 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #82, with 3,021 babies.

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