The baby name Josefa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish IPA: /xoˈsefa/; English respelling: ho-SEH-fah; Portuguese IPA: /ʒuˈzɛfɐ/.
Josefa is Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Josefa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish IPA: /xoˈsefa/; English respelling: ho-SEH-fah; Portuguese IPA: /ʒuˈzɛfɐ/.
Josefa is Spanish in Origin.
Josefa is the feminine form of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef, "Yahweh will add/increase," rooted in the verb yasaf "to add." It developed through Latin Iosephus and medieval Romance, taking shape in Spanish and Portuguese as Josefa and spreading into Central and Eastern Europe. The name conveys hopes of growth or another child and belongs to the broad global family of names derived from Joseph.
Usage blossomed wherever devotion to Saint Joseph was strong, making Josefa common in Iberia and Latin America - often in compounds like Maria Josefa - and present in Central Europe during the 18th-19th centuries. Today it feels vintage yet familiar. Variants and cognates include Josepha, Józefa (Polish), Josepa (Catalan/Valencian), Xosefa (Galician), Joxepa (Basque), Giuseppa/Giuseppina (Italian), Josefina/Josefine and Josephine. Diminutives and nicknames range by region: Pepa, Pepita, Chepa/Chepita, Fefa/Zefa, Sefa, and Josie. A notable bearer is Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, a heroine of Mexican independence.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #14 | 4 | 603 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| HN | Girls | 0 | #38 | 1 | 884 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #57 | 203 | 4,575 |
| AO | 0 | #66 | 11 | 2,729 | |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #71 | 11,752 | 5,561 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #96 | 5,022 | 14,098 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| EC | 0 | #118 | 4 | 2,502 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #135 | 17 | 3,773 |
| MU | 0 | #136 | 2 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #143 | 19 | 3,171 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #161 | 3,238 | 12,708 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| CL | 0 | #188 | 296 | 6,867 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #192 | 2 | 2,915 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #214 | 26 | 3,650 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #235 | 3 | 7,146 |
| PT | 0 | #243 | 8 | 4,161 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| Spain | 0 | #246 | 242 | 2,326 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #247 | 7 | 6,830 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #259 | 5 | 7,056 |
| GT | 0 | #260 | 55 | 5,948 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #281 | 194 | 7,952 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #285 | 5 | 8,139 |
| BR | 0 | #286 | 60 | 5,969 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #301 | 189 | 9,861 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #303 | 225 | 7,500 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #307 | 116 | 1,885 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #310 | 32 | 5,378 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #325 | 5 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #328 | 24 | 8,539 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #346 | 316 | 9,488 |
| BO | 0 | #348 | 34 | 6,868 | |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #354 | 37 | 13,098 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #360 | 295 | 8,289 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #368 | 168 | 11,342 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #376 | 6 | 7,951 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #382 | 1,447 | 16,140 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #394 | 119 | 6,731 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #402 | 4 | 3,185 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #441 | 5 | 8,339 | |
| CO | 0 | #461 | 20 | 7,768 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #471 | 658 | 14,861 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 6 | 7,628 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #481 | 1,299 | 17,781 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #482 | 34 | 19,177 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #493 | 7 | 7,625 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #493 | 38 | 8,334 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #501 | 5 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #537 | 17 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #577 | 10 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #598 | 18 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #599 | 67 | 13,390 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #615 | 8 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #640 | 6 | 11,648 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #687 | 65 | 12,213 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #700 | 15 | 4,183 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #746 | 93 | 4,949 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #795 | 136 | 5,610 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #863 | 16 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #888 | 33 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #899 | 18 | 8,487 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #906 | 50 | 5,933 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #914 | 22 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #948 | 35 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,122 | 57 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,128 | 14 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,307 | 140 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Josefa is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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