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Josepha

Josepha is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Austria, Germany
US records 1880–2017
0 male / 407 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Josepha

If you do not know Josepha’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Josepha,” in English, “Guten Tag Josepha,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Josepha,

German

Guten Tag Josepha,

French

Bonjour Josepha,

Spanish

Estimado/a Josepha:

Chinese

Josepha您好：

Japanese

Josepha様

English

Hi Josepha,

German

Hi Josepha,

French

Salut Josepha,

Spanish

Hola Josepha,

Chinese

Josepha你好：

Japanese

Josephaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Josepha by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesrarewoman's name
Austriararewoman's name
Germanyrarewoman's name

United States birth data

0 male · 407 female · 407 births recorded

Male ≈ 0%Female ≈ 100%

Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Josepha a male or female name?

Josepha is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Josepha in an email?

If you do not know Josepha’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Josepha,” in English, “Guten Tag Josepha,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Josepha a unisex name?

Josepha is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Josepha a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/josepha. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_josepha,
  title  = {Is Josepha a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/josepha},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}