JOSEPHINE is ranked as the 327th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 209,542.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 65.72 people named JOSEPHINE for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named JOSEPHINE is 115,879.
The SSA data also shows that JOSEPHINE is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
JOSEPHINE is
72.2% White,
12.8% Hispanic origin,
10.1% Black,
3.0% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name JOSEPHINE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black, Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name JOSEPHINE is included in the following name categories:
English feminine given name
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JOSEPHINE
The state with the most people named
JOSEPHINE is
New York where
30,900 people have this name.
New York is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named JOSEPHINE, as
156.48 in every 100,000
New Yorkers
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
New York.
New York is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
2 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Maine
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name JOSEPHINE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
10,825
84.04
99.6%
Indiana
3,083
46.73
98.7%
Iowa
836
26.92
97.8%
Kansas
1,259
43.35
97.3%
Michigan
6,443
65.02
99.6%
Minnesota
1,549
28.39
98.7%
Missouri
1,901
63.5
98.4%
Nebraska
933
49.59
96.8%
North Dakota
225
30.45
90.2%
Ohio
7,835
67.58
99.3%
South Dakota
336
39.39
92.2%
Wisconsin
1,933
33.57
98.8%
West States
State stats for the first name JOSEPHINE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
350
47.56
92.4%
Arizona
5,144
76.42
99.0%
California
27,603
71.14
99.8%
Colorado
3,215
60.02
98.8%
Hawaii
1,017
71.68
98.5%
Idaho
609
37.26
95.7%
Montana
486
47.52
94.5%
Nevada
2,054
72.36
98.5%
New Mexico
2,265
108.62
98.4%
Oregon
1,578
39.75
97.9%
Utah
961
32.64
96.9%
Washington
2,386
33.79
99.0%
Wyoming
354
60.66
93.5%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name JOSEPHINE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,571
43.69
98.4%
Maine
143
10.72
89.0%
Massachusetts
2,007
29.75
98.3%
New Hampshire
234
17.61
92.7%
New Jersey
5,129
57.38
99.3%
New York
30,900
156.48
99.9%
Pennsylvania
14,412
112.7
99.6%
Rhode Island
173
16.41
92.6%
Vermont
259
41.29
95.0%
South States
State stats for the first name JOSEPHINE
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JOSEPHINE as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named JOSEPHINE.
The most popular full name is JOSEPHINE Smith.
0.65% of all the people named JOSEPHINE
have this family name.
There are 21677 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JOSEPHINE