Josefina
Josefina is a female given name: 99% of people named Josefina are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
Josefina · Jósefína · Josefína
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Spain, Switzerland
- Also spelled
- Jósefína, Josefína
- US births since 1880
- 35 male / 13,243 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Josefina
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Josefina," in English, "Guten Tag Josefina," in German. Josefina is a female given name: about 99% of people named Josefina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Josefina,
German
Guten Tag Josefina,
French
Bonjour Josefina,
Spanish
Estimado/a Josefina:
Chinese
Josefina您好：
Japanese
Josefina様
English
Hi Josefina,
German
Hi Josefina,
French
Salut Josefina,
Spanish
Hola Josefina,
Chinese
Josefina你好：
Japanese
Josefinaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
35 male · 13,243 female · 13,278 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Josefina a male or female name?
Josefina is a female given name: 99% of people named Josefina are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Josefina in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Josefina," in English, "Guten Tag Josefina," in German. Josefina is a female given name: about 99% of people named Josefina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Josefina a unisex name?
Josefina is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Josefina are men. Josefina leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Josefina a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/josefina (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_josefina,
title = {Is Josefina a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/josefina},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}