Josee
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOH-zee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Josee is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will add”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Josee mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Josie; pet form of Josephine
“he will add”
Meaning borrowed from Josie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Josee a girl's or a boy's name?
Josee is a girls' name.
How popular is Josee in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the girls named Josee in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josee in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 38 | #3,219 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
Nicknames for Josee
Names like Josee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jordyn Josie Jordan Chloe Zoe Hannah Elise Journee Jaylee Jasmine Ellie Ava
Names related to Josee
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Josee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/josee, updated 20 October 2026.