Fun Facts About the Name Jossie
- More than 2 thousand babies named Jossie: U.S. records list 2,051 babies given the name Jossie from 1880 through 2025. Even 17 boys received the name Jossie - about 1 boy for every 120 girls.
What Does the Name Jossie Mean?
Jossie is usually treated as an English feminine pet form of Josephine, a name commonly understood to mean "God will add" or "may God add." Josephine is the feminine form of Joseph, from the Hebrew Yosef. That name comes from the verb yasaf, "to add," and in the Genesis story Rachel explains it with the wish that the LORD would add another son. In English, Jossie is a spelling variant of Josie; both use the familiar -ie ending, with -ss- in Jossie where Josie has -s-.
Jossie Name History & Origins
In the Hebrew Bible, Joseph is a son of Jacob, and the name passed into Greek as Ioseph and Latin as Joseph. The French feminine Joséphine was formed from Joseph with the feminine ending -ine, and English Josephine is an anglicized form. Josie and Jossie belong to the English practice of making pet names with -ie; Jossie is an alternative spelling of Josie. It is used as a given name in English-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Jossie?
Jossie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1926. Its best rank was #670 in 1883.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,982 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #11,650 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #6,325 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #10,649 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #13,057 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #16,772 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #10,297 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #12,271 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #13,662 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #15,507 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #11,418 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #12,754 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #14,008 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #8,479 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #11,918 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #8,720 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #13,242 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #9,572 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #9,769 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #7,594 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #5,911 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #9,843 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #6,780 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #8,842 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #7,955 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #6,875 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #8,646 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #5,390 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #5,547 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #6,138 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #4,579 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #7,244 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #5,273 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #6,632 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #6,723 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #7,367 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #7,015 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #7,216 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #7,698 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #8,415 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,692 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #5,396 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #7,038 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #9,468 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #10,279 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #8,113 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #8,817 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #8,558 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #6,572 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #7,239 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #6,336 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,175 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #6,156 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #5,990 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #6,497 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #5,715 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #5,049 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #4,546 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #3,232 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #5,334 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,458 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #2,864 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1950 | #2,832 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1949 | #2,373 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1948 | #3,240 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #2,066 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1946 | #2,191 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1945 | #2,103 | 17 | 0.0013% |
| 1944 | #2,151 | 17 | 0.0013% |
| 1943 | #3,151 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1942 | #2,900 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1941 | #2,051 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1940 | #2,155 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1939 | #1,568 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1938 | #2,169 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1937 | #1,817 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1936 | #1,770 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1935 | #1,741 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1934 | #1,358 | 29 | 0.0028% |
| 1933 | #1,573 | 23 | 0.0023% |
| 1932 | #1,502 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1931 | #1,437 | 27 | 0.0025% |
| 1930 | #1,635 | 24 | 0.0021% |
| 1929 | #1,216 | 38 | 0.0034% |
| 1928 | #1,445 | 30 | 0.0026% |
| 1927 | #1,538 | 29 | 0.0024% |
| 1926 | #1,142 | 45 | 0.0038% |
| 1925 | #1,306 | 37 | 0.0030% |
| 1924 | #1,900 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1923 | #1,572 | 28 | 0.0023% |
| 1922 | #1,259 | 39 | 0.0032% |
| 1921 | #1,454 | 32 | 0.0026% |
| 1920 | #1,162 | 43 | 0.0036% |
| 1919 | #1,203 | 39 | 0.0035% |
| 1918 | #1,470 | 29 | 0.0025% |
| 1917 | #1,270 | 33 | 0.0031% |
| 1916 | #1,153 | 38 | 0.0036% |
| 1915 | #1,545 | 23 | 0.0023% |
| 1914 | #1,089 | 31 | 0.0041% |
| 1913 | #990 | 30 | 0.0048% |
| 1912 | #1,234 | 19 | 0.0034% |
| 1911 | #1,052 | 18 | 0.0043% |
| 1910 | #851 | 26 | 0.0066% |
| 1909 | #922 | 20 | 0.0058% |
| 1908 | #984 | 17 | 0.0051% |
| 1907 | #1,111 | 13 | 0.0041% |
| 1906 | #859 | 19 | 0.0064% |
| 1905 | #812 | 21 | 0.0072% |
| 1904 | #922 | 16 | 0.0058% |
| 1903 | #911 | 15 | 0.0057% |
| 1902 | #726 | 23 | 0.0087% |
| 1901 | #841 | 16 | 0.0067% |
| 1900 | #996 | 15 | 0.0050% |
| 1899 | #1,004 | 11 | 0.0047% |
| 1898 | #801 | 18 | 0.0070% |
| 1897 | #952 | 12 | 0.0051% |
| 1896 | #925 | 13 | 0.0055% |
| 1895 | #914 | 13 | 0.0056% |
| 1894 | #824 | 14 | 0.0063% |
| 1893 | #925 | 11 | 0.0052% |
| 1892 | #746 | 16 | 0.0075% |
| 1891 | #917 | 10 | 0.0054% |
| 1890 | #679 | 16 | 0.0084% |
| 1889 | #741 | 13 | 0.0073% |
| 1888 | #922 | 9 | 0.0050% |
| 1887 | #1,087 | 6 | 0.0041% |
| 1886 | #751 | 10 | 0.0069% |
| 1885 | #773 | 9 | 0.0068% |
| 1884 | #890 | 7 | 0.0054% |
| 1883 | #670 | 9 | 0.0080% |
| 1882 | #855 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1880 | #706 | 7 | 0.0077% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | #9,538 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #8,124 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #7,607 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jossie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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