Josette

Meaning: God will add
Origin: Hebrew — French diminutive of Josephine

Girl's name · #1836 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Josette's best rank, #417, came in 1968; it has settled back to #1836 today. Roughly 6,700 girls have been named Josette since 1916.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#7,208 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,102 in Canada (2024) · #5,581 in England & Wales (2021) · #2,704 in Austria (2019) · #2,057 in Sweden (2017) · #5,335 in France (2013).

Famous Josettes

Josette Simon — British actor (born 1959 or 1960)
Josette Day — French actress (1914–1978)
Josette Banzet — American actress (1938–2020)
Josette Biyo — Filipina biologist and academic administrator (born 1958)
Josette Ilinsky — World War II French Resistance member (1923–2024)

In stories & tradition

Josette du Pres — Dark Shadows (TV series)
Josette Laughlin — The Vampire Diaries (TV series)

What Josettes become

Among 189 notable people named Josette:

Political leaders appear 2.16× more often than among typical names — e.g. Josette Sheeran, American diplomat (born 1954).

Similar names: Josefina · Tamar · Joselyn · Cosette · Maura · Annette

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