Is Josi a boy or girl name?

Josi is a girl’s name. Of the 1,059 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Josi

Recorded 1959–2025 · United States

Josi was most popular in 2002, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,156 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,059 people named Josi.

Josi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Josi’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Josi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Josi is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,059 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