Josette: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God will add”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- zho-ZET · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
French diminutive of Joséphine or feminine form related to Joseph. It ultimately comes from Hebrew Yosef, meaning God will add.
How popular is Josette?
Babies named Josette in 202485
2024 rank#2,215 girls
Peak year1968
Total US babies since 18806,549
Josette is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Josette
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Josette questions
What does the name Josette mean?
Josette means "God will add". It comes from French. French diminutive of Joséphine or feminine form related to Joseph. It ultimately comes from Hebrew Yosef, meaning God will add.
Is Josette a boy or girl name?
Josette is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Josette?
85 US babies were named Josette in 2024. Its peak year was 1968.
How do you pronounce Josette?
Josette is usually pronounced zho-ZET.
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.