Feminine dossier · first seen 1887

Josefina

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Josefina
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1930

Peak rank proxy

205

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Silent Generation

1887Peak 19302024

Peak year

1930

Decline from peak

54.6%

2024

All-time

13,824

Josefina has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1930, when 205 girls were named Josefina.

In 2024, only 93 girls were given the name.

Down 54.6% from its peak.

All told, about 13,824 Americans have been named Josefina and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1887.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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