Josie

English, diminutive of Josephine, feminine of Joseph
"Jehovah increases"

Josie Origin and Meaning

The name Josie is a girl's name of English origin meaning "Jehovah increases".

Josie is jaunty and friendly: among the most winning of all nickname names. She's been on the social security list since records began being kept.

Josie and the Pussycats , revolving around an all-girl pop band, has been a pop culture phenomenon for decades, in comic books in the sixties, a Saturday morning animated cartoon series in the seventies, and as a live action movie in 2001. In a recent romcom, Drew Barrymore's character mentions that she was named after that Josie.

While Josie is the most stylish short form for Josephine, Jo, Feeny, and even Fifi are other possibilities.

# 108 in the US

Josie Rank in US Top 1000

# 308 on Nameberry

Josie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Josie Popularity

Famous People Named Josie

  • Josie Bissett (born Jolyn Christine Heutmaker)
    American actress
  • Johanna "Josie" Maran
    American model
  • Josie Rebecca Davis
    American actress
  • Josie Diane Shirley Gibson
    English reality TV personality of "Big Brother"
  • Josephine "Josie" Ho (Chiu
    yi), Hong Kong singer and actress
  • Wendy "Josie" Lawrence
    English actress/comedienne
  • Josie Loren Lopez
    American actress
  • Josie Kellyn Bates (b. 1999)
    10th child of reality TV's Bates family
  • Josie Brooklyn Duggar (b. 2009)
    19th child of reality TV's Duggar family
  • Josie James Caan (b. 2014)
    daughter of actor Scott Caan
  • Josie Canseco (b. 1996) American model
    Internet Personality ,
  • Josie Totah
    American actress

Josie in Pop Culture

  • Josie Martin
    character on TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger"
  • Josephine "Josie" McCoy
    title character of "Josie and the Pussycats"
  • Old Woman Josie
    character in the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
  • Josie Packard
    character on TV's "Twin Peaks"
  • Josie Pye
    character in L.M. Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables"
  • Josie Mardle
    character on TV's "Mr. Selfridge"
  • Josie McFarlane
    character on British soap "EastEnders"
  • Josette "Josie" Saltzman
    character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries", daughter of Alaric Saltzman.
  • Josie Russell
    character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
  • Josie Brooke
    character in Louisa May Alcott's Little Men and Jo's Boys.
  • "The Ballad of Josie
    " 1967 Western film
  • "Josie
    " song by Blink,182
  • "Josie
    " song by Donovan
  • "Josie
    " song by Steely Dan
  • Josie
    mentioned in "Your Love" by The Outfield
  • Josie Stronghold
    real name of superhero Jetstream, character of "Sky High"
  • Josephine "Josie" Lightbourne
    character on CW's "The 100"