Josef

Given to 9,158 US babies since 1900

▼ Falling −24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#2833

recorded as boys

572 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 44

Peak year

1999

220 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

9,158

since 1900

Born a Josef? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Josef was most popular in 1999, when 220 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.11 per 1,000). In 2025, 44 babies were named Josef, ranking #2833 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	44	2833
2024	<5	—	63	2261
2023	<5	—	61	2290
2022	<5	—	59	2379
2021	<5	—	72	2040
2020	<5	—	66	2113
2019	<5	—	81	1849
2018	<5	—	84	1809
2017	<5	—	81	1829
2016	<5	—	92	1694
2015	<5	—	91	1703
2014	<5	—	113	1447
2013	<5	—	108	1500
2012	<5	—	95	1626
2011	<5	—	137	1257
2010	<5	—	129	1323
2009	<5	—	125	1367
2008	<5	—	158	1146
2007	<5	—	165	1102
2006	<5	—	191	974
2005	<5	—	218	844
2004	<5	—	185	917
2003	<5	—	188	893
2002	<5	—	195	848
2001	<5	—	211	796
2000	<5	—	198	813
1999	<5	—	220	737
1998	<5	—	211	758
1997	<5	—	183	799
1996	<5	—	175	821
1995	<5	—	168	827
1994	<5	—	179	790
1993	<5	—	170	810
1992	<5	—	163	825
1991	<5	—	154	833
1990	<5	—	166	786
1989	<5	—	156	795
1988	<5	—	177	705
1987	<5	—	164	712
1986	<5	—	159	718
1985	<5	—	172	678
1984	<5	—	170	663
1983	<5	—	130	758
1982	<5	—	149	713
1981	<5	—	131	760
1980	<5	—	151	708
1979	<5	—	161	673
1978	<5	—	123	760
1977	<5	—	119	783
1976	<5	—	96	850
1975	<5	—	107	805
1974	<5	—	80	903
1973	<5	—	78	904
1972	<5	—	80	894
1971	<5	—	89	864
1970	<5	—	93	835
1969	<5	—	65	951
1968	<5	—	72	856
1967	<5	—	41	1165
1966	<5	—	53	998
1965	<5	—	66	912
1964	<5	—	58	989
1963	<5	—	54	1027
1962	<5	—	41	1215
1961	<5	—	51	1097
1960	<5	—	53	1058
1959	<5	—	37	1280
1958	<5	—	45	1148
1957	<5	—	49	1090
1956	<5	—	41	1193
1955	<5	—	38	1219
1954	<5	—	32	1333
1953	<5	—	25	1508
1952	<5	—	29	1406
1951	<5	—	21	1643
1950	<5	—	18	1746
1949	<5	—	23	1544
1948	<5	—	19	1703
1947	<5	—	21	1646
1946	<5	—	11	2271
1945	<5	—	20	1494
1944	<5	—	13	1988
1943	<5	—	19	1636
1942	<5	—	21	1537
1941	<5	—	11	2207
1940	<5	—	14	1894
1939	<5	—	13	1958
1938	<5	—	20	1521
1937	<5	—	12	2088
1936	<5	—	15	1801
1935	<5	—	14	1929
1934	<5	—	16	1783
1933	<5	—	9	2542
1932	<5	—	9	2638
1931	<5	—	13	2101
1930	<5	—	14	2079
1929	<5	—	15	2002
1928	<5	—	21	1647
1927	<5	—	16	2034
1926	<5	—	20	1720
1925	<5	—	19	1806
1924	<5	—	21	1727
1923	<5	—	12	2446
1922	<5	—	14	2240
1921	<5	—	7	3517
1920	<5	—	17	1966
1919	<5	—	24	1481
1918	<5	—	14	2165
1917	<5	—	22	1528
1916	<5	—	28	1265
1915	<5	—	24	1372
1914	<5	—	13	1772
1913	<5	—	18	1205
1912	<5	—	12	1417
1911	<5	—	8	1290
1910	<5	—	10	1045
1909	<5	—	11	893
1908	<5	—	5	1373
1907	<5	—	7	1094
1906	<5	—	7	1004
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	7	858
1900	<5	—	6	1162