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Josey

Girl

Meaning of Josey: Hebrew: 'Jehovah increases'

Josey is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2090th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2090

86 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,248

First recorded 1915 · peak 2012

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 44 babies1982: 38 babies1983: 52 babies1984: 57 babies1985: 37 babies1986: 41 babies1987: 52 babies1988: 68 babies1989: 69 babies1990: 83 babies19901991: 73 babies1992: 71 babies1993: 69 babies1994: 81 babies1995: 107 babies1996: 79 babies1997: 98 babies1998: 109 babies1999: 86 babies2000: 116 babies20002001: 94 babies2002: 100 babies2003: 105 babies2004: 87 babies2005: 101 babies2006: 106 babies2007: 101 babies2008: 104 babies2009: 118 babies2010: 109 babies20102011: 103 babies2012: 121 babies2013: 116 babies2014: 106 babies2015: 88 babies2016: 96 babies2017: 116 babies2018: 103 babies2019: 102 babies2020: 106 babies20202021: 108 babies2022: 107 babies2023: 93 babies2024: 107 babies2025: 86 babies
US babies named Josey per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 121.

Gender split

24% boys · 76% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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