Is Josetta a boy or girl name?

Josetta is a girl’s name. Of the 519 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Josetta

Recorded 1919–2024 · United States

Josetta was most popular in 1968, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,649 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 519 people named Josetta.

Josetta over time

Births per year. The dot marks Josetta’s peak in 1968. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Josetta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Josetta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 519 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org