Josie

Josie has the warmth of a name that once lived on a diner nametag and now sits easily on a kindergartner in Brooklyn. Traditionally a nickname for Josephine, from the Hebrew Yosef meaning he will add, it has cut the apron strings and become a freestanding given name. Think Josie and the Pussycats, Josie Geller, Josie at the front of the class. In the United States it has climbed steadily into the top 88 for girls. The sound is bright and informal, two open syllables with a smile tucked inside. Josie reads as loyal, a little wry, the friend who remembers your coffee order and your sister's birthday.