Josie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOH-zee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #232 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #82 for girls
Josie is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will add”. In 2025 it ranked 232nd for girls in the UK (223 babies) and 82nd for girls in the US (3,021 babies).
What does Josie mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Josephine
“he will add”
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Is Josie a girl's or a boy's name?
Josie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 223 girls in the UK and 3,021 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Josie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #232among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 223about 1 in 1,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 223 girls in the UK were named Josie, making it the 232nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 268th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 224 girls.
2025 had more girls named Josie than any year since 2002.
Half of all the girls named Josie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 250th in England and Wales, 191st in Scotland and 126th in Northern Ireland.
Josie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 223 | #232 |
| 2024 | 217 | #241 |
| 2023 | 192 | #260 |
| 2022 | 194 | #264 |
| 2021 | 184 | #282 |
| 2020 | 191 | #268 |
| 2019 | 208 | #256 |
| 2018 | 182 | #293 |
| 2017 | 197 | #278 |
| 2016 | 162 | #330 |
| 2015 | 166 | #314 |
| 2014 | 175 | #299 |
| 2013 | 205 | #260 |
| 2012 | 221 | #251 |
| 2011 | 221 | #251 |
| 2010 | 198 | #276 |
| 2009 | 198 | #267 |
| 2008 | 155 | #329 |
| 2007 | 210 | #263 |
| 2006 | 175 | #293 |
| 2005 | 213 | #243 |
| 2004 | 216 | #236 |
| 2003 | 192 | #258 |
| 2002 | 224 | #217 |
| 2001 | 207 | #221 |
| 2000 | 202 | #236 |
| 1999 | 184 | #252 |
| 1998 | 199 | #238 |
| 1997 | 177 | #250 |
| 1996 | 202 | #222 |
How popular is Josie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #82among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3,021about 1 in 530 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3,021 girls in the US were named Josie, making it the 82nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 134th. 6 boys were also named Josie in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had the most girls named Josie of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the girls named Josie in the US since 1880 were born between 1944 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,021 | #82 |
| 2024 | 2,903 | #88 |
| 2023 | 2,515 | #108 |
| 2022 | 2,372 | #120 |
| 2021 | 2,167 | #130 |
| 2020 | 2,003 | #134 |
| 2019 | 1,859 | #155 |
| 2018 | 1,586 | #191 |
| 2017 | 1,535 | #200 |
| 2016 | 1,368 | #237 |
| 2015 | 1,294 | #250 |
| 2014 | 1,288 | #252 |
| 2013 | 1,223 | #266 |
| 2012 | 1,277 | #253 |
| 2011 | 1,246 | #256 |
| 2010 | 1,251 | #262 |
| 2009 | 1,056 | #310 |
| 2008 | 1,134 | #294 |
| 2007 | 1,129 | #299 |
| 2006 | 1,124 | #294 |
| 2005 | 1,017 | #317 |
| 2004 | 975 | #324 |
| 2003 | 1,018 | #305 |
| 2002 | 1,110 | #282 |
| 2001 | 1,101 | #282 |
| 2000 | 970 | #328 |
| 1999 | 889 | #340 |
| 1998 | 801 | #360 |
| 1997 | 752 | #367 |
| 1996 | 820 | #340 |
| 1995 | 725 | #361 |
| 1994 | 574 | #439 |
| 1993 | 401 | #588 |
| 1992 | 364 | #622 |
| 1991 | 350 | #638 |
| 1990 | 363 | #618 |
| 1989 | 320 | #643 |
| 1988 | 248 | #755 |
| 1987 | 202 | #850 |
| 1986 | 204 | #823 |
| 1985 | 220 | #769 |
| 1984 | 249 | #679 |
| 1983 | 298 | #594 |
| 1982 | 274 | #651 |
| 1981 | 261 | #668 |
| 1980 | 269 | #664 |
| 1979 | 251 | #682 |
| 1978 | 215 | #729 |
| 1977 | 232 | #675 |
| 1976 | 215 | #691 |
| 1975 | 196 | #739 |
| 1974 | 211 | #699 |
| 1973 | 192 | #731 |
| 1972 | 214 | #685 |
| 1971 | 227 | #680 |
| 1970 | 170 | #813 |
| 1969 | 177 | #757 |
| 1968 | 184 | #720 |
| 1967 | 140 | #855 |
| 1966 | 163 | #769 |
| 1965 | 180 | #745 |
| 1964 | 204 | #727 |
| 1963 | 222 | #674 |
| 1962 | 232 | #670 |
| 1961 | 253 | #640 |
| 1960 | 305 | #561 |
| 1959 | 276 | #596 |
| 1958 | 267 | #609 |
| 1957 | 276 | #579 |
| 1956 | 280 | #559 |
| 1955 | 222 | #622 |
| 1954 | 228 | #599 |
| 1953 | 203 | #621 |
| 1952 | 196 | #631 |
| 1951 | 233 | #551 |
| 1950 | 246 | #521 |
| 1949 | 269 | #491 |
| 1948 | 351 | #423 |
| 1947 | 360 | #428 |
| 1946 | 332 | #422 |
| 1945 | 335 | #384 |
| 1944 | 352 | #376 |
| 1943 | 331 | #404 |
| 1942 | 362 | #372 |
| 1941 | 345 | #360 |
| 1940 | 337 | #351 |
| 1939 | 334 | #353 |
| 1938 | 373 | #326 |
| 1937 | 353 | #331 |
| 1936 | 330 | #344 |
| 1935 | 376 | #325 |
| 1934 | 379 | #321 |
| 1933 | 334 | #340 |
| 1932 | 291 | #384 |
| 1931 | 338 | #348 |
| 1930 | 356 | #354 |
| 1929 | 364 | #339 |
| 1928 | 364 | #357 |
| 1927 | 409 | #333 |
| 1926 | 406 | #328 |
| 1925 | 409 | #330 |
| 1924 | 426 | #326 |
| 1923 | 413 | #318 |
| 1922 | 448 | #308 |
| 1921 | 420 | #321 |
| 1920 | 436 | #314 |
| 1919 | 481 | #290 |
| 1918 | 430 | #307 |
| 1917 | 403 | #306 |
| 1916 | 363 | #319 |
| 1915 | 379 | #299 |
| 1914 | 344 | #283 |
| 1913 | 257 | #297 |
| 1912 | 269 | #274 |
| 1911 | 193 | #280 |
| 1910 | 251 | #242 |
| 1909 | 202 | #249 |
| 1908 | 207 | #235 |
| 1907 | 191 | #247 |
| 1906 | 193 | #227 |
| 1905 | 217 | #206 |
| 1904 | 206 | #210 |
| 1903 | 210 | #201 |
| 1902 | 221 | #195 |
| 1901 | 205 | #199 |
| 1900 | 266 | #193 |
| 1899 | 243 | #176 |
| 1898 | 219 | #197 |
| 1897 | 209 | #189 |
| 1896 | 227 | #182 |
| 1895 | 234 | #175 |
| 1894 | 241 | #168 |
| 1893 | 233 | #164 |
| 1892 | 263 | #152 |
| 1891 | 218 | #155 |
| 1890 | 242 | #146 |
| 1889 | 207 | #153 |
| 1888 | 257 | #134 |
| 1887 | 192 | #136 |
| 1886 | 212 | #131 |
| 1885 | 211 | #123 |
| 1884 | 198 | #124 |
| 1883 | 148 | #133 |
| 1882 | 169 | #122 |
| 1881 | 149 | #116 |
| 1880 | 141 | #116 |
Nicknames for Josie
Names like Josie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sadie Hallie Annie Elsie Callie Winnie Emmie Millie Josephine Maggie Sophie Ellie
Other spellings of Josie
Names related to Josie
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Josie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/josie, updated 20 October 2026.