Meaning of the nameJosie
- Unisex
- English origin
- Hebrew origin
- Jo-si-e
Josie is a name of English origin, a diminutive of Josephine, which is the feminine form of Joseph, from Hebrew, 'he will add'.
Meaning
“diminutive of Josephine, feminine form of Joseph, 'he will add'”
Source: Behind the Name: Joseph
- People (2022)
- 1,616
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,945
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,646
- people
Josie in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josie, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (912 people).
1,237 women 379 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Josie is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josie in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 534 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 202 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 166 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 141 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 78 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 61 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 49 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 48 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 18 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josie
Behind the Name and the English Wiktionary present Josie as a diminutive of Josephine. Wiktionary derives Josephine from French Joséphine, the feminine form of Joseph, and Behind the Name gives Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef, the sense 'he will add', from the root yasaf, 'to add'. The meaning given is therefore that of the base name. More than half of the people recorded were born in the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,616 people named Josie, with a median age of 40; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Josie · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Josie · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Josephine · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Joseph · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Josie
What does the name Josie mean?
Josie means “diminutive of Josephine, feminine form of Joseph, 'he will add'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Josie in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,616 people with the first name Josie, which ranks it number 5,945 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josie a boy's or a girl's name?
Josie is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,237 women and 379 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Josie?
Josie is a name of English and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Josie most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Josie (141 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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