Given name
Josee
“God will add”·“God shall add”
Josee is a variant of Josephine. In Hebrew use, Josephine carries the interpretation “God will add.” Josee is a variant of Joseph. Yosef means “God shall add,” traditionally understood as a hope that God would add another son to the family.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Josee is a variant of Josephine. In Hebrew use, Josephine carries the interpretation “God will add.” Josee is a variant of Joseph. Yosef means “God shall add,” traditionally understood as a hope that God would add another son to the family.
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Where it comes from
Josee is a variant of Joseph. Joseph is the English and French form of the Hebrew name Yosef.
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How it developed
Josee is a variant of Joseph. The shared background comes through Joseph: The English and French name continues the biblical Hebrew form Yosef. The idea of adding is part of the name’s original family context, rather than a later personality interpretation.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Josee is a variant of Joseph. The history of Joseph gives this family its wider story. In Genesis, Joseph is Jacob’s son who is taken to Egypt and later reconciled with his brothers. In the New Testament, Joseph is also the husband of Mary, giving the name a distinct place in Christian tradition.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Josee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 577
- 0 boys · 577 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,077 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Josee’s family of names
In Manx usage, Josee has a related form in Joseph. In Manx usage, Josee has a conventional equivalent in the English form Joseph. In Manx usage, Josee has a related form in Joseph.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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