Josephine: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “he will add”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- JO-seh-feen · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Feminine form of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef. Josephine spread through French and other European languages; Joséphine de Beauharnais is a notable bearer.
How popular is Josephine?
Babies named Josephine in 20243,746
2024 rank#56 girls
Peak year1908
Total US babies since 1880328,296
Josephine is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Josephine
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Josephine questions
What does the name Josephine mean?
Josephine means "he will add". It comes from Hebrew. Feminine form of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef. Josephine spread through French and other European languages; Joséphine de Beauharnais is a notable bearer.
Is Josephine a boy or girl name?
Josephine is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Josephine?
3,746 US babies were named Josephine in 2024. Its peak year was 1908.
How do you pronounce Josephine?
Josephine is usually pronounced JO-seh-feen.
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.