How Many People Are Named Josette?
An estimated 5,583 people in the United States have the first name Josette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Josette peaked in popularity in 1968 with 504 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josette 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 Josette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,583
About 1 in 61,393 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1968
504 births
Total Registered
6,549
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josette
Josette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,549 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Josette as a female name
Ranked #2,218 in 2024
85 female births in 2024
Peak: 1968 (504 births)
Josette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josette span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,435 babies were registered. Josette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Josette by Decade
How has Josette 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.
Josette by State
Birth registrations for Josette span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, District of Columbia. On average, about 121 Josettes were registered per state.
Josette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Josette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Josette
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Josette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josette?
We estimate approximately 5,583 people named Josette 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 61,393 Americans share this first name.
Is Josette a common name?
Josette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,549 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josette most popular?
Josette reached peak popularity in 1968, when 504 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josette is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josette a female name?
Josette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josette Smith, Josette Johnson, Josette 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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