NameTides

Josey

Josey was the #2,778 girls' name in the US in 2025 (61 babies), and #3,044 in Canada.

Josey as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Josey as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Josey as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,778 (61)—#3,044 (6)
2024#2,303 (80)#5,892 (3)—
2023#2,415 (74)——
2022#2,193 (86)——
2021#2,119 (89)——
2020#2,156 (84)——
2019#2,155 (86)——
2018#2,159 (87)——
2017#2,087 (93)——
2016#2,385 (78)——
2015#2,408 (76)——
2014#2,139 (89)——
2013#1,977 (99)#4,739 (4)—
2012#1,886 (106)——
2011#2,017 (97)——

Josey as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Josey as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Josey as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.031880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#4,139 (25)#5,137 (3)
2024#3,986 (27)—
2023#5,075 (19)—
2022#4,701 (21)—
2021#4,936 (19)—
2020#4,426 (22)—
2019#5,555 (16)—
2018#5,540 (16)—
2017#4,331 (23)—
2016#5,124 (18)—
2015#6,676 (12)—
2014#5,252 (17)—
2013#5,171 (17)—
2012#5,720 (15)—
2011#10,808 (6)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2012 at #1,886.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1915.
  • In 2025, 71% of US babies named Josey were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Josey is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 26,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 31,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Josey by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,714TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Josey (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JoseyCanadaGirls#3,0446
JoseyEngland & WalesGirls—too few
JoseyEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
JoseyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
JoseyUSGirls#2,77861
JoseyUSBoys#4,13925