How Many People Are Named Josefa?
An estimated 1,529 people in the United States have the first name Josefa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Josefa peaked in popularity in 1925 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josefa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Josefa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,529
About 1 in 224,169 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1925
84 births
Total Registered
4,050
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josefa
Josefa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,050 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Josefa as a female name
Ranked #6,478 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1925 (84 births)
Josefa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josefa span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 726 babies were registered. Josefa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Josefa by Decade
How has Josefa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Josefa by State
Birth registrations for Josefa span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in Illinois, New York, Arizona. On average, about 407 Josefas were registered per state.
Josefa + Last Name Combinations
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Josefa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josefa?
We estimate approximately 1,529 people named Josefa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 224,169 Americans share this first name.
Is Josefa a common name?
Josefa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,050 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josefa most popular?
Josefa reached peak popularity in 1925, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josefa is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josefa a female name?
Josefa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josefa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josefa Smith, Josefa Johnson, Josefa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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