Josefina

Josefina: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “God will add”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: ho-seh-FEE-nah · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Joseph, ultimately from Hebrew Yosef. Josefina is used in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and related naming traditions.

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How popular is Josefina?

202428.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Josefina in 202493

2024 rank#2,063 girls

Peak year1930

Total US babies since 188013,859

Josefina has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Josefina

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Josephhe will add · Hebrew
JoseGod will add · Spanish
Josephinehe will add · Hebrew
YusufGod increases · Arabic
Joehe will add · Hebrew
Yosefhe will add · Hebrew
Josephinahe will add · Hebrew
Jodypraised · Hebrew

Josefina questions

What does the name Josefina mean?

Josefina means "God will add". It comes from Hebrew. Feminine form of Joseph, ultimately from Hebrew Yosef. Josefina is used in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and related naming traditions.

Is Josefina a boy or girl name?

Josefina is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Josefina?

93 US babies were named Josefina in 2024. Its peak year was 1930.

How do you pronounce Josefina?

Josefina is usually pronounced ho-seh-FEE-nah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.