Jane vs Josephine
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Jane
a vintage name making a comeback
- Rank today
- #221
- Peak
- #35 (1946)
- Babies in 2025
- 1,380
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, UT
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Josephine
a vintage name making a comeback
- Rank today
- #53
- Peak
- #21 (1916)
- Babies in 2025
- 4,126
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
The verdict
Josephine is the more popular pick (#53 vs #221). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Josephine is a vintage name making a comeback, Jane is a vintage name making a comeback.
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