Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Josie
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
3,021
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Josie
How many people are named Josie?
An estimated 53,892 living Americans are named Josie.
How rare is Josie?
Josie is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 3,021 girls receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Josie?
The median age of a living American named Josie is approximately 15 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 28 years old.
Is Josie still popular?
Yes — Josie is currently rising in popularity, with 3,021 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.8× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Josie most common?
Josie has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 17.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
3,021
All-time
75,370
Where it lives now
Josie is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 14.5× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Josie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.