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Josephine
#168 all-timeFrench originMostly a girl's name (100%)biblicalliteraryvintage
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What does Josephine mean?
“God increases”
Josephine is a name of French origin.
Josephine year by year
2026*
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outside top 250
2025
#194
2024
#156
2023
#186
2022
#166
2021
#133
2020
#134
2019
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outside top 250
*2026 is a partial year. Snapshot 2026-07-03.
Other spellings of Josephine
Famous people named Josephine
- Joséphine de Beauharnaisempress of the French, wife of Napoleon I
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