Meaning 
The name Josie has the following meaning: Nickname for Josephine, which means "God will add" or "Jehovah increases". It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Pronunciation  The name Josie is pronounced as joe-zee
Origins 
Related names  The following names are baby names related to Josie and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Josie: Boys - Bradley, Braxton, Bronson, Buck, Clifton, Colby, Colt, Colton, Demarcus, Demarion, Derek, Duke, Erwin, Heath, Hilton, Hudson, Keyon, Kip, Leonel, Lester, Manley, Girls - Billye, Dimple, Enola, Fairy, Jaylyn, Jenny, Jolene, Keyla, Laisha, Loriann, Mammie, Marylee, Mertie, Myrl, Pink, Toni, Yareli, Both genders - Arlie, Avery, Brandon, Dakota, Faren, Faron, Merle, Robert, Stacey, Sunny, Tanner
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Josie:
Style 
We think the name Josie should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Josie to be: Fun loving and athletic womanIn one word, you might describe Josie as a(n) " athletic" person. See other "athletic" names for girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Josie is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 296 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Josie fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 20 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 314 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Josie in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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