How Many People Are Named Josie?
An estimated 52,355 people in the United States have the first name Josie. It is predominantly female (99.3%). The average bearer is 24 years old, and Josie peaked in popularity in 2024 with 2,893 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josie 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 Josie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Josie is overwhelmingly female, 533 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
52,355
About 1 in 6,547 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.3% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2024
2,893 births
Total Registered
72,858
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josie
Josie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 72,858 total births registered, 99.3% were female.
Josie as a male name
Ranked #7,492 in 2023
11 male births in 2023
Peak: 1987 (17 births)
Josie as a female name
Ranked #88 in 2024
2,893 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (2,893 births)
Josie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 13,954 babies were registered. Josie remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Josie by Decade
How has Josie 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,884 | 0 | 1,884 | |
| 1890s | 2,334 | 5 | 2,329 | |
| 1900s | 2,118 | 0 | 2,118 | |
| 1910s | 3,389 | 19 | 3,370 | |
| 1920s | 4,159 | 64 | 4,095 | |
| 1930s | 3,512 | 48 | 3,464 | |
| 1940s | 3,404 | 30 | 3,374 | |
| 1950s | 2,443 | 16 | 2,427 | |
| 1960s | 2,070 | 10 | 2,060 | |
| 1970s | 2,167 | 44 | 2,123 | |
| 1980s | 2,641 | 95 | 2,546 | |
| 1990s | 6,119 | 78 | 6,041 | |
| 2000s | 10,691 | 57 | 10,634 | |
| 2010s | 13,954 | 35 | 13,919 | |
| 2020s | 11,973 | 32 | 11,941 | |
Josie by State
Birth registrations for Josie span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Hawaii, Vermont, Rhode Island. On average, about 1,237 Josies were registered per state.
Josie + Last Name Combinations
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Josie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josie?
We estimate approximately 52,355 people named Josie 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 6,547 Americans share this first name.
Is Josie a common name?
Josie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 72,858 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josie most popular?
Josie reached peak popularity in 2024, when 2,893 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josie is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josie a female name?
Josie is predominantly female. 99.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josie Smith, Josie Johnson, Josie 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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