Josefa is an uncommon variant of Joseph that peaked in 1925 and has since faded.
Josefa is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,590 for girl births in the United States (and #14,671 across all names), given to 12 babies. Josefa first appears in 1881 and peaked in 1925 (84 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #8,590 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | #6,512 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #10,701 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #8,253 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,593 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #14,209 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #16,668 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | #7,237 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #11,113 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #10,443 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #15,363 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #15,502 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #15,486 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #10,039 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #8,874 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #11,712 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #16,129 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #7,910 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #9,829 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #16,043 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,325 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #11,133 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #10,824 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #7,610 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #8,450 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,496 |
| 1999 | 20 | 20 | #5,320 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #7,308 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #8,644 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #5,905 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #5,305 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #5,561 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | #5,531 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #7,747 |
| 1991 | 16 | — | #5,782 |
| 1990 | 19 | — | #4,946 |
| 1989 | 24 | — | #4,060 |
| 1988 | 16 | — | #5,150 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #5,738 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #5,930 |
| 1985 | 26 | — | #3,362 |
| 1984 | 18 | — | #4,228 |
| 1983 | 26 | — | #3,188 |
| 1982 | 21 | — | #3,833 |
| 1981 | 23 | — | #3,563 |
| 1980 | 18 | — | #4,212 |
| 1979 | 34 | — | #2,642 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #5,039 |
| 1977 | 25 | — | #3,109 |
| 1976 | 21 | — | #3,337 |
| 1975 | 17 | — | #3,840 |
| 1974 | 20 | — | #3,360 |
| 1973 | 22 | — | #3,062 |
| 1972 | 27 | — | #2,629 |
| 1971 | 30 | — | #2,508 |
| 1970 | 30 | — | #2,470 |
| 1969 | 31 | — | #2,320 |
| 1968 | 25 | — | #2,507 |
| 1967 | 23 | — | #2,590 |
| 1966 | 29 | — | #2,218 |
| 1965 | 23 | — | #2,567 |
| 1964 | 38 | — | #1,930 |
| 1963 | 27 | — | #2,329 |
| 1962 | 24 | — | #2,493 |
| 1961 | 29 | — | #2,217 |
| 1960 | 29 | — | #2,168 |
| 1959 | 26 | — | #2,259 |
| 1958 | 30 | — | #2,043 |
| 1957 | 32 | — | #1,939 |
| 1956 | 32 | — | #1,910 |
| 1955 | 29 | — | #1,998 |
| 1954 | 45 | — | #1,512 |
| 1953 | 38 | — | #1,597 |
| 1952 | 33 | — | #1,725 |
| 1951 | 39 | — | #1,513 |
| 1950 | 39 | — | #1,485 |
| 1949 | 37 | — | #1,525 |
| 1948 | 48 | — | #1,337 |
| 1947 | 37 | — | #1,562 |
| 1946 | 40 | — | #1,383 |
| 1945 | 26 | — | #1,633 |
| 1944 | 31 | — | #1,473 |
| 1943 | 34 | — | #1,432 |
| 1942 | 34 | — | #1,399 |
| 1941 | 40 | — | #1,197 |
| 1940 | 45 | — | #1,084 |
| 1939 | 35 | — | #1,253 |
| 1938 | 48 | — | #1,036 |
| 1937 | 41 | — | #1,124 |
| 1936 | 38 | — | #1,156 |
| 1935 | 45 | — | #1,033 |
| 1934 | 55 | — | #930 |
| 1933 | 44 | — | #1,056 |
| 1932 | 58 | — | #926 |
| 1931 | 71 | — | #807 |
| 1930 | 63 | — | #922 |
| 1929 | 68 | — | #864 |
| 1928 | 74 | — | #842 |
| 1927 | 65 | — | #930 |
| 1926 | 71 | — | #883 |
| 1925 | 84 | — | #811 |
| 1924 | 79 | — | #847 |
| 1923 | 66 | — | #903 |
| 1922 | 81 | — | #811 |
| 1921 | 72 | — | #870 |
| 1920 | 66 | — | #899 |
| 1919 | 66 | — | #861 |
| 1918 | 63 | — | #906 |
| 1917 | 56 | — | #930 |
| 1916 | 40 | — | #1,121 |
| 1915 | 57 | — | #867 |
| 1914 | 42 | — | #911 |
| 1913 | 38 | — | #859 |
| 1912 | 46 | — | #740 |
| 1911 | 39 | — | #701 |
| 1910 | 35 | — | #713 |
| 1909 | 28 | — | #767 |
| 1908 | 25 | — | #780 |
| 1907 | 31 | — | #683 |
| 1906 | 30 | — | #671 |
| 1905 | 22 | — | #789 |
| 1904 | 21 | — | #790 |
| 1903 | 18 | — | #825 |
| 1902 | 17 | — | #859 |
| 1901 | 19 | — | #755 |
| 1900 | 19 | — | #874 |
| 1899 | 11 | — | #1,003 |
| 1898 | 20 | — | #761 |
| 1897 | 20 | — | #705 |
| 1896 | 21 | — | #694 |
| 1895 | 28 | — | #570 |
| 1894 | 17 | — | #729 |
| 1893 | 19 | — | #673 |
| 1892 | 19 | — | #676 |
| 1891 | 14 | — | #737 |
| 1890 | 23 | — | #554 |
| 1889 | 20 | — | #583 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | #991 |
| 1887 | 11 | — | #714 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | #862 |
| 1885 | 11 | — | #677 |
| 1884 | 9 | — | #765 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | #868 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | #617 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | #883 |