Josefina · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1887

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 136 recorded years as a table

Josefina, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1887	41
1889	45
1890	47
1892	24
1893	23
1894	36
1895	47
1896	34
1898	19
1899	64
1900	70
1901	50
1902	72
1903	42
1904	65
1905	55
1906	54
1907	63
1908	72
1909	49
1910	81
1911	86
1912	97
1913	83
1914	67
1915	47
1916	79
1917	65
1918	75
1919	90
1920	108
1921	101
1922	119
1923	138
1924	123
1925	130
1926	167
1927	150
1928	177
1929	181
1930	182
1931	142
1932	124
1933	126
1934	109
1935	119
1936	92
1937	96
1938	87
1939	86
1940	84
1941	74
1942	61
1943	82
1944	79
1945	103
1946	83
1947	75
1948	92
1949	86
1950	109
1951	85
1952	86
1953	75
1954	79
1955	66
1956	61
1957	61
1958	54
1959	60
1960	59
1961	54
1962	69
1963	73
1964	69
1965	71
1966	70
1967	88
1968	79
1969	69
1970	77
1971	83
1972	85
1973	97
1974	91
1975	106
1976	88
1977	93
1978	80
1979	92
1980	105
1981	100
1982	90
1983	84
1984	78
1985	71
1986	69
1987	68
1988	74
1989	60
1990	66
1991	73
1992	67
1993	70
1994	68
1995	73
1996	72
1997	65
1998	69
1999	66
2000	57
2001	51
2002	55
2003	62
2004	53
2005	62
2006	55
2007	54
2008	45
2009	46
2010	52
2011	42
2012	47
2013	34
2014	41
2015	53
2016	48
2017	47
2018	41
2019	45
2020	45
2021	53
2022	61
2023	51
2024	58
2025	65

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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California 1.4×
Texas 1.1×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 104
Rank in 2025: #1,880
How rare: 1 in 15,454 girls
Since 1887: 13,932

Most popular in 1930, at 182 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 23% per million girls born.

Top 2 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
California	1.4×	41
Texas	1.1×	31

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.