The first name Josefina
A girl’s name.
4 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 8 girls were named Josefina, making it the 3,035th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Josefina with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Josefina at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 104 girls born in the United States were named Josefina, the 1,891st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1930, when 205 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Josefina
10 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Josefina Álvares de AzevedoBrazilian journalist, 1851–1913
- Josefina de VasconcellosEnglish sculptor (1904-2005)
- Josefina Pitra DiakitéDiplomat, born 1950
- Josefina Villalobos Paramo58th First Lady of Ecuador, 1924–2025
- Josefina VidalCuban diplomat, born 1961
- Fina García MarruzCuban writer (1923–2022)
- Adélia FonsecaBrazilian poet, pianist and painter (1827-1920)
- Saturnina Rodríguez de ZavalíaFounder of a religious order and designated blessed by the Catholic church (1823-1896)
- Pepita SerradorArgentinian actor, 1913–1964
- Loisa AndalioFilipino actress, born 1999
Questions
- How popular is the name Josefina?
- In 2025, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Josefina, ranking 3,035th.
- Is Josefina a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 13,967 US babies named Josefina since 1880 were girls.
- When was Josefina most popular?
- 1930 in the United States, when 205 babies were named Josefina, its highest rank at 468th.