Girl

Josey

JO-zee

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Modern diminutive of Josephine, creating a contemporary nickname-as-name. Carries tomboy charm with vintage roots.”

Popularity Over Time

Josey US popularity rank over timeRank 9270 in 1973 to rank 1780 in 1998. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1780#5525#9270191519401960198020002024

Josey is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

EnglishHebrew

Syllables

2

Style

ModernPlayfulStrong

Famous Bearers

  • Josey Wales fictional character
  • Josey Wales album

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Jessie

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Rosie

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Sibling Name Ideas

Leo

Latin Top 50

Sam

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Blake

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Alex

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

English-speaking cultures

People Also Ask

Modern diminutive of Josephine, creating a contemporary nickname-as-name. Carries tomboy charm with vintage roots.

Josey is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Josey works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Josey include Leo, Sam, Blake, Alex.