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Josefina

ho-seh-FEE-nah

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Spanish diminutive of Josepha, derived from Joseph meaning 'God will increase.' Popular throughout Latin America and Southern Europe with romantic, vintage flair.”

Popularity Over Time

Josefina US popularity rank over timeRank 2851 in 2013 to rank 469 in 1930. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#469#1660#28511900192019401960198020002024

Josefina is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

HebrewSpanish

Syllables

4

Nicknames

JosieFinaJo

Style

RomanticVintageElegantClassic

Famous Bearers

  • Josefina de la Torre (Spanish poet)
  • Josefina Molina (Spanish filmmaker)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Valentina

Italian Top 50

Giuliana

Italian Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Josephine

French Top 100

Marguerite

French Rare & Uncommon

Rosalind

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Rosalie

French Beautiful But Not Top 100

Lavinia

Latin Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Strong in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking communities

People Also Ask

Spanish diminutive of Josepha, derived from Joseph meaning 'God will increase.' Popular throughout Latin America and Southern Europe with romantic, vintage flair.

Josefina is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Josefina include Josie, Fina, Jo.

Names that pair beautifully with Josefina include Josephine, Marguerite, Rosalind, Rosalie, Lavinia.