Josefine

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 10 languages in the etymology graph.

How Josefine is read●(measured from records)

Josefine is one spelling over 6 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 3 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

• German40%

  a female given name from French Joséphine, masculine equivalent Josef

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  ) Josefina; Josefin; Josephine;

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

• Swedish23%

  No dictionary in our sources glosses Josefine in Swedish.

• English14%

  No dictionary in our sources glosses Josefine in English.

• Norwegian9.4%

  a female given name derived from French Joséphine

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• Danish6.5%

  a female given name, variant of Josephine

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• Spanish5.1%

  No dictionary in our sources glosses Josefine in Spanish.

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Often considered alongside

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Josefine, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Sigrid
• Mathilde
• Freja
• Signe
• Ingrid
• Lovisa
• Malin
• Asta
• Ebba
• Frida
• Klara
• Mathilda

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Josefine is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Joséfine

• Croatian given name8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Croatia, Sweden, United States

  Languages: Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian

  Also written Јосефине, Joséfine

• a separate given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom

  Also written Joséfine, Josefiné

• Thai given name8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Thailand, United States, Philippines, Sweden

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written Josephine, โจเซฟีน, โจเซฟิน, Joséphine

• Italian given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sweden, Italy, United States

  Also written Josefiné

• Polish given name38 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Poland, Czechia, Russia

  Languages: Polish, Russian, Czech

  Also written Josephine, Джозефина, Иозефина, Жозефин, Josefin

38 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Josefine Swobodab. 1861ATAustrian portrait painter
• Johanna Müller-Hermannb. 1868ATnot in their usual nameAustrian composer (1868-1941)
• Princess Nora, Marchioness of Mariñob. 1950LInot in their usual nameLiechtensteiner Princier
• Josefine Sundströmb. 1976SESwedish singer and writer
• Josefine Domesb. 1981DEGerman actor and songwriter
• Josefine Öqvistb. 1983SESwedish association football player
• Josefine Preußb. 1986DEGerman actress
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaasb. 1989NOnot in their usual nameNorwegian actor
• Josefine Fridab. 1996NONorwegian actress born 1996
• Lola Liefersb. 2008DEnot in their usual nameGerman actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

In which country does Josefine have the most bearers?

In Sweden, the national register counted about 19 thousand people named Josefine, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled josefine.

Where is Josefine most common?

Josefine is densest in Sweden, where the national register counts about 1 in 529 people carrying it.

Is Josefine a male or female name?

Josefine is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What are other forms of the name Josefine?

In the etymology graph, Josefina, Jo and Josephine are forms of the same name in other languages.

What does the name Josefine mean, and where does it come from?

a female given name from French Joséphine, masculine equivalent Josef Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

How do you pronounce Josefine?

A machine transcription gives /jozəˈfiːnə/ (IPA) for German.

How common is the name Josefine?

In Sweden, the national register counted 19,274 people named Josefine, about 1 in 529 residents.

How common is Josefine compared with other names?

In Sweden, Josefine is the 104th most common given name of 45,482 given names recorded there.