Josie

English, diminutive of Josephine, feminine of Joseph, Hebrew

"Jehovah increases"

Josie Origin and Meaning

The name Josie is a girl's name of English origin meaning "Jehovah increases".

Josie is jaunty and friendly: among the most winning of all nickname names. She's been on the Social Security list since records began being kept.

Josie and the Pussycats, revolving around an all-girl pop band, has been a pop culture phenomenon for decades, in comic books in the 60s, a Saturday morning animated cartoon series in the 70s, and as a live-action movie in 2001. In Almost Famous, Drew Barrymore's character mentions that she was named after that Josie.

While Josie is the most stylish short form for Josephine, Jo, Feeny, Posy, and even Fifi are other possibilities.

Josie Rank in US Top 1000

# 88 in the US

Josie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 320 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Josie

• 88 US 2024
• 320 Nameberry 2025
• 164 Canada 2024
• 187 Future 2028
• 265 England 2024
• 162 scotland 2024
• 247 Germany 2016
• 70 Dogs 2022
• 79 Cats 2021

20 Names Similar to Josie

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• Paige
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• Addie
• Tess
• Liv
• Gwen
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• Emmie
• Callie
• Macie
• Erin
• Rosie
• Jillian

Famous People Named Josie

• Josie Bissett (born Jolyn Christine Heutmaker) American actress
• Johanna "Josie" Maran American model
• Josie Rebecca Davis American actress
• Josie Diane Shirley Gibson English reality TV personality of "Big Brother"
• Josephine "Josie" Ho (Chiu yi), Hong Kong singer and actress
• Wendy "Josie" Lawrence English actress/comedienne
• Josie Loren Lopez American actress
• Josie Kellyn Bates (b. 1999) 10th child of reality TV's Bates family
• Josie Brooklyn Duggar (b. 2009) 19th child of reality TV's Duggar family
• Josie James Caan (b. 2014) daughter of actor Scott Caan
• Josie Canseco (b. 1996) American model Internet Personality ,
• Josie Totah American actress

The name Josie in Pop Culture

• Josie Martin character on TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger"
• Josephine "Josie" McCoy title character of "Josie and the Pussycats"
• Old Woman Josie character in the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
• Josie Packard character on TV's "Twin Peaks"
• Josie Pye character in L.M. Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables"
• Josie Mardle character on TV's "Mr. Selfridge"
• Josie McFarlane character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Josette "Josie" Saltzman character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries", daughter of Alaric Saltzman.
• Josie Russell character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
• Josie Brooke character in Louisa May Alcott's Little Men and Jo's Boys.
• "The Ballad of Josie " 1967 Western film
• "Josie " song by Blink,182
• "Josie " song by Donovan
• "Josie " song by Steely Dan
• Josie mentioned in "Your Love" by The Outfield
• Josie Stronghold real name of superhero Jetstream, character of "Sky High"
• Josephine "Josie" Lightbourne character on CW's "The 100"