Name meaning & stats
Josefine
Josefine means “(God) shall add” (French origin). 659 US babies since 1940, peak 2021. Notable Josefines are 3.1× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
“(God) shall add”
FrenchSpelling of Josephine
Josephine around the world
- Джозефина · Russian
- Джозефін · Ukrainian
- جوزفين · Arabic
- ג'וזפין · Hebrew
- ジョゼフィン · Japanese
- Josefine · Dutch
- Józefina · Polish
- Joséphine
- Josefiina
- Jósefína · Icelandic
Famous Josephines
- Josephine Baker · American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)
- Joséphine de Beauharnais · Empress consort of the French from 1804 to 1814 (1763-1814)
- Josephine Hull · American stage and film actress (1877-1957)
- Josephine Bakhita · Sudanese saint and former slave
Josephine’s name day
- March 19 · Norway, Sweden
In US birth records
Peak year: 2021
659 US babies were named Josefine between 1940 and 2025.
Josefine around the world
- Norway: 3,022 babies since 1945, peak 2025, No. 24 in 2025
- Sweden: 2,762 babies since 1998, peak 1998, No. 384 in 2022
- England & Wales: 44 babies since 1996, peak 2016
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Josefines end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 3.1× | High · 36 people |
| Actor | 1.2× | Medium · 20 people |
| Writer | 0.9× | Low · 8 people |
| Singer | 1.1× | Low · 8 people |
Among notable women who are footballers, Josefines show up 3.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 193 Josephines spell it Josefine
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2021)