Name meaning & stats
Josephine
Josephine means “(God) shall add” (French origin). 126,074 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.
What it means
“(God) shall add”
FrenchFeminine form of Joseph
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
126,074 US babies were named Josephine between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Josephine (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Josephine is the main spelling
- Josephine 99%
- Josefine 1%
- Josaphine <1%
- Josiephine <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)