Josephine: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Josephine year by year

Josephine climbs 101 places from 2024 (ranked 251st then). Since 2020 (26 babies), the number of babies has risen by 42%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	150th	37
2024	251st	23
2023	208th	29
2022	183rd	35
2021	183rd	39
2020	250th	26

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Josephine since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Josephine appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1983 on. The peak year is 2021, with 39 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (226 babies). Since 1980, about 580 children in Québec have been named Josephine.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Josephine in Québec in 2025?

37 girls were named Josephine in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 150th rank among girl names.

Is Josephine a popular name in Québec?

Josephine ranks 150th among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Josephine given most often?

In 2021, with 39 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Josephine a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Josephine only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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