Josepha

JOHS-fuh /ˈdʒoʊsfə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Josepha is a rare variant of Joseph that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Josepha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2016. Josepha was first reported in SSA data in 1888 and peaked in 1925 (13 births).

About the name Josepha

PronunciationJOHS-fuh /ˈdʒoʊsfə/
CultureGerman
13peak births 1925
1888first in SSA data

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How popular is Josepha?

Girls named Josepha
18881900192019401960198020002016
Girls named Josepha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1888–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Josepha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201655#17,451
200877#14,532
200255#16,667
19846—#9,644
19816—#9,610
19806—#9,587
19797—#8,414
19736—#7,827
19685—#7,494
19675—#7,238
19636—#6,173
19608—#4,945
19589—#4,330
19579—#4,373
195611—#3,791
19555—#6,252
19547—#4,895
19538—#4,389
19515—#5,784
19505—#5,658
19496—#4,955
19488—#4,042
19466—#4,690
19437—#3,992
19405—#4,689
19396—#4,011
19386—#4,075
19375—#4,566
19366—#3,926
19358—#3,303
19328—#3,428
19309—#3,194
19287—#3,966
19275—#5,202
19268—#3,737
192513—#2,693
19246—#4,750
192310—#3,237
19229—#3,518
19218—#3,840
192011—#2,998
19195—#5,169
191810—#3,131
19176—#4,342
191612—#2,572
19157—#3,613
19149—#2,526
19137—#2,672
19128—#2,246
19116—#2,329
19107—#2,025
19046—#1,765
18996—#1,499
18989—#1,215
18955—#1,713
189410—#1,030
18886—#1,208