U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Josefina?

Josefina was the #961 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Josefina

45,594

About 1 in 7,270 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#961

More common than 98.2% of listed first names

Peak year

1930

210 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

104

#3,444 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 7,270

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

0.2% male99.8% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic1.47%
Black, non-Hispanic0.24%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.09%
Asian / Pacific Islander9.06%
Two or more races0.25%
Hispanic or Latino88.9%

Reading the result

Josefina across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Josefina reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1930, with 210 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 104 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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