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Josefine

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Josefine: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1998–2023

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1998 to 2023, ranging from #3225 to #5876.19982006200920172023#3225#5876
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1998#3848
1999#3225
2003#4373
2006#4157
2007#5201
2008#5545
2009#5556
2012#5876
2016#4096
2017#4763
2020#5493
2022#5669
2023#5687

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 45 of the 51 years from 1975 to 2025.

In 2023: #42 among girls in Norway, #5687 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1975–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1975

    First recorded at #606 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1975–2025

    Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1975–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1975 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #24 in Norway in 2025.

Josefine's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#56693HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#54933HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#40965HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#55563HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#32254HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#24187HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#26176HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#42130HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#57112HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#60100HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#49117HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#44137HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#57107HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#47121HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#6198HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#6599HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#8279HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#60113HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#62109HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#7093HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#7395HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#7689HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#8387HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#7584HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#8283HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#8677HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#10858HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#12351HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#11157HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#10861HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#15439HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#11758HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#10768HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#15044HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#15045HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#15742HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#16936HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#16837HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#19929HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#27718HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#25022HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#31715HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#5287HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#6135HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#4748HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#6634HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#5087HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#39210HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#6424HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#6064HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Josefine is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Josefine, between 1975 and 2025, in 45 of those 51 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2025England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: highest position in 199919752025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1975–202545#24 in 2025
England and Wales1998–202313#3225 in 1999

Its high point came 26 years earlier in England and Wales (1999) than in Norway (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1975; it appears again in 1982.

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What is known about Josefine

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1975–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1975 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #24 in Norway in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.