Josey

Josey: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “God will add”
Origin: English
Say it: JOH-zee · 2 syllables
Used for: Both (76% girls, 24% boys since 1880)

Usually an English diminutive spelling of Joseph or Josephine, from Hebrew Yosef. It also appears as a surname and nickname form.

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How popular is Josey?

202432.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Josey in 2024106

2024 rank#2,326 girls

Peak year2012

Total US babies since 18804,160

Josey has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Josey

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

Josey questions

What does the name Josey mean?

Josey means "God will add". It comes from English. Usually an English diminutive spelling of Joseph or Josephine, from Hebrew Yosef. It also appears as a surname and nickname form.

Is Josey a boy or girl name?

Josey is used for both: about 76% of US babies named Josey since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Josey?

106 US babies were named Josey in 2024. Its peak year was 2012.

How do you pronounce Josey?

Josey is usually pronounced JOH-zee.

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.