How Many People Are Named Josefina?
An estimated 8,722 people in the United States have the first name Josefina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Josefina peaked in popularity in 1930 with 210 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josefina 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 Josefina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,722
About 1 in 39,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1930
210 births
Total Registered
13,859
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josefina
Josefina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13,859 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Josefina as a male name
Ranked #7,730 in 1991
6 male births in 1991
Peak: 1988 (7 births)
Josefina as a female name
Ranked #2,072 in 2024
93 female births in 2024
Peak: 1930 (205 births)
Josefina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josefina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,670 babies were registered. Josefina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Josefina by Decade
How has Josefina 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.
Josefina by State
Birth registrations for Josefina span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, New Jersey, Kansas. On average, about 644 Josefinas were registered per state.
Josefina + Last Name Combinations
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Josefina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josefina?
We estimate approximately 8,722 people named Josefina 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 39,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Josefina a common name?
Josefina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,859 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josefina most popular?
Josefina reached peak popularity in 1930, when 210 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josefina is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josefina a female name?
Josefina is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josefina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josefina Smith, Josefina Johnson, Josefina 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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