Josie is a familiar variant of Joyce that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Josie is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #82 among girls (3,021) and #11,295 among boys (6) — overall #209 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,027 | 3,027 | #82 | #11,295 |
| 2024 | 2,903 | 2,903 | #88 | — |
| 2023 | 2,526 | 2,526 | #108 | #7,497 |
| 2022 | 2,381 | 2,381 | #120 | #8,627 |
| 2021 | 2,172 | 2,172 | #130 | #13,031 |
| 2020 | 2,010 | 2,010 | #135 | #10,040 |
| 2019 | 1,866 | 1,866 | #155 | #10,255 |
| 2018 | 1,591 | 1,591 | #192 | #13,099 |
| 2017 | 1,535 | 1,535 | #200 | — |
| 2016 | 1,374 | 1,374 | #237 | #11,391 |
| 2015 | 1,301 | 1,301 | #250 | #10,050 |
| 2014 | 1,293 | 1,293 | #252 | #13,009 |
| 2013 | 1,223 | 1,223 | #266 | — |
| 2012 | 1,287 | 1,287 | #253 | #7,822 |
| 2011 | 1,246 | 1,246 | #256 | — |
| 2010 | 1,251 | 1,251 | #262 | — |
| 2009 | 1,056 | 1,056 | #310 | — |
| 2008 | 1,134 | 1,134 | #294 | — |
| 2007 | 1,136 | 1,136 | #299 | #10,307 |
| 2006 | 1,130 | 1,130 | #295 | #11,304 |
| 2005 | 1,017 | 1,017 | #317 | — |
| 2004 | 992 | 992 | #324 | #4,889 |
| 2003 | 1,027 | 1,027 | #305 | #7,538 |
| 2002 | 1,110 | 1,110 | #282 | — |
| 2001 | 1,111 | 1,111 | #282 | #6,695 |
| 2000 | 979 | 979 | #328 | #7,098 |
| 1999 | 895 | 895 | #340 | #9,273 |
| 1998 | 809 | 809 | #360 | #7,192 |
| 1997 | 757 | — | #367 | #10,000 |
| 1996 | 827 | — | #340 | #7,529 |
| 1995 | 730 | — | #362 | #9,543 |
| 1994 | 585 | — | #441 | #5,269 |
| 1993 | 411 | — | #589 | #5,560 |
| 1992 | 375 | — | #622 | #5,053 |
| 1991 | 357 | — | #638 | #6,892 |
| 1990 | 371 | — | #619 | #6,120 |
| 1989 | 331 | — | #644 | #4,655 |
| 1988 | 254 | — | #755 | #6,830 |
| 1987 | 219 | — | #851 | #3,011 |
| 1986 | 218 | — | #823 | #3,346 |
| 1985 | 220 | — | #769 | — |
| 1984 | 260 | — | #681 | #3,812 |
| 1983 | 310 | — | #595 | #3,522 |
| 1982 | 281 | — | #652 | #5,308 |
| 1981 | 267 | — | #669 | #5,857 |
| 1980 | 280 | — | #664 | #3,730 |
| 1979 | 251 | — | #682 | — |
| 1978 | 220 | — | #729 | #6,276 |
| 1977 | 242 | — | #676 | #3,722 |
| 1976 | 221 | — | #691 | #5,264 |
| 1975 | 196 | — | #739 | — |
| 1974 | 211 | — | #699 | — |
| 1973 | 197 | — | #732 | #5,465 |
| 1972 | 219 | — | #686 | #5,345 |
| 1971 | 232 | — | #680 | #5,274 |
| 1970 | 178 | — | #815 | #3,667 |
| 1969 | 177 | — | #759 | — |
| 1968 | 184 | — | #720 | — |
| 1967 | 140 | — | #855 | — |
| 1966 | 163 | — | #769 | — |
| 1965 | 180 | — | #747 | — |
| 1964 | 204 | — | #730 | — |
| 1963 | 227 | — | #674 | #4,336 |
| 1962 | 232 | — | #671 | — |
| 1961 | 253 | — | #640 | — |
| 1960 | 310 | — | #561 | #4,323 |
| 1959 | 276 | — | #598 | — |
| 1958 | 272 | — | #609 | #4,228 |
| 1957 | 276 | — | #581 | — |
| 1956 | 280 | — | #561 | — |
| 1955 | 233 | — | #623 | #2,496 |
| 1954 | 228 | — | #601 | — |
| 1953 | 203 | — | #624 | — |
| 1952 | 196 | — | #632 | — |
| 1951 | 233 | — | #555 | — |
| 1950 | 246 | — | #523 | — |
| 1949 | 269 | — | #492 | — |
| 1948 | 351 | — | #423 | — |
| 1947 | 366 | — | #429 | #3,548 |
| 1946 | 337 | — | #422 | #3,770 |
| 1945 | 335 | — | #385 | — |
| 1944 | 357 | — | #376 | #3,674 |
| 1943 | 331 | — | #404 | — |
| 1942 | 370 | — | #372 | #2,814 |
| 1941 | 345 | — | #360 | — |
| 1940 | 343 | — | #351 | #3,295 |
| 1939 | 341 | — | #354 | #2,980 |
| 1938 | 379 | — | #327 | #3,352 |
| 1937 | 359 | — | #331 | #3,336 |
| 1936 | 335 | — | #344 | #3,813 |
| 1935 | 376 | — | #326 | — |
| 1934 | 379 | — | #321 | — |
| 1933 | 334 | — | #340 | — |
| 1932 | 300 | — | #384 | #2,740 |
| 1931 | 338 | — | #348 | — |
| 1930 | 371 | — | #355 | #2,014 |
| 1929 | 369 | — | #339 | #4,283 |
| 1928 | 364 | — | #357 | — |
| 1927 | 416 | — | #333 | #3,633 |
| 1926 | 412 | — | #328 | #3,954 |
| 1925 | 421 | — | #331 | #2,512 |
| 1924 | 434 | — | #326 | #3,379 |
| 1923 | 413 | — | #318 | — |
| 1922 | 456 | — | #308 | #3,396 |
| 1921 | 431 | — | #321 | #2,714 |
| 1920 | 443 | — | #314 | #3,649 |
| 1919 | 488 | — | #290 | #3,575 |
| 1918 | 430 | — | #307 | — |
| 1917 | 403 | — | #306 | — |
| 1916 | 370 | — | #319 | #3,345 |
| 1915 | 379 | — | #299 | — |
| 1914 | 344 | — | #283 | — |
| 1913 | 262 | — | #297 | #3,050 |
| 1912 | 269 | — | #274 | — |
| 1911 | 193 | — | #280 | — |
| 1910 | 251 | — | #242 | — |
| 1909 | 202 | — | #250 | — |
| 1908 | 207 | — | #235 | — |
| 1907 | 191 | — | #248 | — |
| 1906 | 193 | — | #228 | — |
| 1905 | 217 | — | #208 | — |
| 1904 | 206 | — | #210 | — |
| 1903 | 210 | — | #201 | — |
| 1902 | 221 | — | #196 | — |
| 1901 | 205 | — | #199 | — |
| 1900 | 266 | — | #194 | — |
| 1899 | 243 | — | #178 | — |
| 1898 | 219 | — | #197 | — |
| 1897 | 209 | — | #189 | — |
| 1896 | 232 | — | #182 | #1,182 |
| 1895 | 234 | — | #175 | — |
| 1894 | 241 | — | #169 | — |
| 1893 | 233 | — | #164 | — |
| 1892 | 263 | — | #152 | — |
| 1891 | 218 | — | #155 | — |
| 1890 | 242 | — | #146 | — |
| 1889 | 207 | — | #153 | — |
| 1888 | 257 | — | #134 | — |
| 1887 | 192 | — | #136 | — |
| 1886 | 212 | — | #131 | — |
| 1885 | 211 | — | #123 | — |
| 1884 | 198 | — | #125 | — |
| 1883 | 148 | — | #133 | — |
| 1882 | 169 | — | #122 | — |
| 1881 | 149 | — | #116 | — |
| 1880 | 141 | — | #116 | — |