Josefa
Meaning
“The Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef, he will add.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Josefa has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
Popularity in Brazil
274,653 people · the #112 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 740 · median age 61
Among people named Josefa living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 240 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Josefa
People given the name Josefa in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Josefa deep dive
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