Given name
Josephina
“God will add”
Josephina is a variant of Josephine. In Hebrew use, Josephine carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Josephina is a variant of Josephine. In Hebrew use, Josephine carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Josephina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,494
- 0 boys · 3,494 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 118 babies
- 2025
- 117
- #1,743 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 117 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,743 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,030 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.
Josephina’s family of names
Josephina has a related form in Josephine. In English usage, Josephina has a conventional equivalent in the German form JOSEFINE.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Josefinaequivalent
- JosefineGerman
- Giuseppinaequivalent
- Josephaequivalent
- Josefiinaequivalent
- Józefinaequivalent
- Josefínaequivalent
- Jozefínaequivalent
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People named Josephina
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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