Josephene

JOHS-feen /ˈdʒoʊsfiːn/
girl 4 syllables fading

Josephene is a very rare variant of Josephine that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Josephene is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2007. Josephene was first reported in SSA data in 1905 and peaked in 1919 (16 births).

About the name Josephene

PronunciationJOHS-feen /ˈdʒoʊsfiːn/
16peak births 1919
1905first in SSA data

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How popular is Josephene?

Girls named Josephene
1905192019401960198020002007
Girls named Josephene per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1905–2007 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2007) 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

Josephene total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200788#13,240
200455#17,329
200255#16,668
200155#16,529
19556—#5,492
19515—#5,785
19475—#5,684
19455—#4,885
19447—#3,881
19435—#4,998
19418—#3,393
19405—#4,690
19396—#4,012
19387—#3,663
19376—#4,027
19355—#4,536
19349—#3,035
19337—#3,581
19317—#3,676
19306—#4,294
192913—#2,504
19287—#3,967
19277—#4,063
192610—#3,165
19259—#3,509
192415—#2,462
19229—#3,519
19217—#4,237
19207—#4,178
191916—#2,196
191810—#3,132
19179—#3,215
191613—#2,431
19156—#4,008
19127—#2,499
19115—#2,667
19056—#1,808