Is Jossie a boy or girl name?

Jossie is a girl’s name. Of the 2,051 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.2% were girls and 0.8% were boys.

Jossie

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Jossie was most popular in 1926, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,076 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,051 people named Jossie.

Jossie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jossie’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jossie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jossie is a girl’s name — 99.2% of the 2,051 Americans given it were girls and 0.8% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Jossie

Where Jossie is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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