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 first appears in 1888 and peaked in 1925 (13 births).

About the name Josepha

PronunciationJOHS-fuh /ˈdʒoʊsfə/
CultureGerman
13peak births 1925
1888first appeared

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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)

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