Josefine

How many girls were given this name in 2009?

Josefine: 261
Josephine: 111

Meaning

Josefine is a feminine form of the Hebrew name Josef which means '(may) God increase (the family)'.

Popularity

The name became popular with a vengeance around 1990 but the two variant forms Josefine and Josephine have had different fates. While Josephine's popularity culminated in 1994 and declined thereafter, Josefine did not culminate until in 2004.

Well-known bearers of the name

Napoleon the 1^st's empress Joséphine, who died in 1814, was originally named Marie-Josèphe-Rose but she was re-named by Napoleon. Lady Josephine of Rosenborg was born in 1972.