Josephine
Meaning
"may God add children"
Origin: Hebrew
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #56
- Total SSA Count
- 3,746
- Syllables
- 4
- Formality
- Formal
- Nicknames
- Jo, Josie, Josey
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"may God add children"
Origin: Hebrew
"ugly head (from ceann donn)"
Origin: Irish
Josephine is more popular, ranked #56 vs #89 for Kennedy.
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Josephine is more popular, ranked #56 compared to Kennedy at #89 in the United States.
Josephine means "may God add children" (Hebrew origin). Kennedy means "ugly head (from ceann donn)" (Irish origin).
Josephine is primarily a girl name. Kennedy is primarily a girl name.