unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #2793

Josey

JOH-zee

“A diminutive or variant of Joseph or Josephine, from Hebrew meaning “he will add.””

A familiar, informal-style given name that may be used as a variant of Josie or Jose.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Josey has traveled through time

51915 61920 61970 91975 481980 371985 831990 1071995 1162000 1012005 1092010 882015 1062020 862025
LATEST YEAR202586 births
PEAK RANK#1721in 1988
CURRENT USAGE70.9% F29.1% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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