Joseph

Given to 2,680,213 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −17% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#8362
recorded as girls
#29
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
7,315
girls 12 · boys 7,303
Peak year
1914
18,829 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
2,680,213
since 1880

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Joseph was most popular in 1914, when 18,829 babies recorded as boys got the name (28.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 7,303 babies were named Joseph, ranking #29 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.01020304018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1914 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Joseph was most popular in 1914, when 18,829 babies recorded as boys got the name (28.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 7,303 babies were named Joseph, ranking #29 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.0102030401880192019602000Peak 1914

Joseph was most popular in 1914, when 18,829 babies recorded as boys got the name (28.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 7,303 babies were named Joseph, ranking #29 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 12 8362 7,303 29
2024 5 15293 7,261 32
2023 12 8486 7,279 29
2022 9 10383 7,839 30
2021 8 11146 8,166 28
2020 9 10250 8,486 26
2019 16 7025 9,179 24
2018 15 7409 9,682 23
2017 19 6287 10,488 18
2016 13 8393 10,969 20
2015 12 8931 11,531 21
2014 6 14558 12,155 20
2013 20 6255 12,278 20
2012 16 7456 12,594 19
2011 23 5728 12,995 22
2010 16 7513 13,851 20
2009 20 6544 14,952 15
2008 30 4882 16,599 13
2007 28 5097 17,364 13
2006 29 4811 18,471 11
2005 36 3942 19,241 9
2004 103 1835 20,147 9
2003 31 4220 21,394 6
2002 35 3730 21,920 7
2001 27 4447 22,030 8
2000 24 4791 22,844 8
1999 44 2991 23,220 8
1998 50 2691 23,186 11
1997 45 2733 23,604 12
1996 52 2451 24,758 12
1995 62 2155 25,354 12
1994 77 1841 25,734 11
1993 67 2045 27,014 12
1992 68 2010 27,904 11
1991 88 1677 29,840 9
1990 84 1733 30,137 10
1989 139 1178 29,884 11
1988 182 930 29,019 12
1987 217 805 28,516 12
1986 208 807 28,834 12
1985 227 755 30,222 10
1984 211 763 30,513 10
1983 211 763 30,442 11
1982 196 810 31,035 11
1981 186 841 30,761 11
1980 217 763 30,185 10
1979 209 769 28,654 11
1978 180 828 26,663 10
1977 176 844 26,483 10
1976 142 921 24,055 12
1975 132 951 22,125 12
1974 124 984 21,834 12
1973 134 917 21,326 12
1972 128 949 22,454 12
1971 148 895 24,517 15
1970 138 929 26,714 16
1969 154 832 26,173 15
1968 134 887 25,396 16
1967 122 926 25,926 15
1966 100 1042 26,981 15
1965 120 922 28,630 11
1964 119 969 30,576 11
1963 137 894 30,077 13
1962 105 1054 30,090 13
1961 112 1031 29,450 12
1960 120 976 29,749 12
1959 92 1116 29,539 13
1958 80 1189 30,115 12
1957 93 1083 31,851 12
1956 83 1133 32,749 12
1955 84 1095 31,589 13
1954 76 1134 31,221 13
1953 61 1241 29,269 13
1952 68 1147 28,510 12
1951 52 1292 28,147 14
1950 64 1153 27,022 13
1949 56 1210 26,408 14
1948 69 1057 26,801 13
1947 68 1079 27,520 14
1946 61 1087 24,284 14
1945 58 1015 20,823 14
1944 82 841 21,176 13
1943 65 986 22,828 13
1942 79 864 22,429 11
1941 66 903 19,808 12
1940 64 894 18,208 12
1939 60 903 17,722 12
1938 75 811 17,742 12
1937 61 882 17,322 12
1936 70 806 17,453 11
1935 76 775 17,181 10
1934 87 710 17,111 10
1933 100 656 17,162 9
1932 104 656 18,566 9
1931 112 626 19,326 9
1930 141 574 20,981 9
1929 159 540 21,165 9
1928 182 513 22,322 9
1927 167 547 23,503 9
1926 161 562 23,756 8
1925 132 637 24,613 7
1924 135 643 25,421 7
1923 106 708 25,561 7
1922 104 711 25,699 7
1921 120 675 26,182 7
1920 112 687 25,587 7
1919 89 743 24,266 7
1918 90 751 26,261 7
1917 94 713 24,761 5
1916 77 782 23,883 5
1915 69 791 23,051 5
1914 69 692 18,829 5
1913 38 852 14,471 5
1912 44 757 12,062 5
1911 28 811 6,488 6
1910 29 794 5,228 6
1909 30 731 4,348 6
1908 21 849 4,162 6
1907 12 1142 3,844 7
1906 21 793 3,527 7
1905 22 777 3,302 7
1904 18 853 3,291 7
1903 13 969 3,121 6
1902 8 1320 3,098 7
1901 14 881 2,766 6
1900 14 1008 3,714 7
1899 19 728 2,679 6
1898 23 679 3,171 6
1897 20 699 2,827 6
1896 24 635 3,051 6
1895 23 638 2,992 7
1894 17 719 2,977 6
1893 26 547 2,997 6
1892 13 830 3,064 7
1891 11 839 2,572 7
1890 11 825 2,670 7
1889 7 1025 2,729 7
1888 18 593 2,993 7
1887 13 633 2,456 7
1886 8 828 2,594 7
1885 14 576 2,540 7
1884 9 731 2,707 7
1883 17 465 2,515 7
1882 6 813 2,670 7
1881 10 539 2,456 7
1880 10 547 2,632 7

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Other spellings

Josef · 9,158 Jozef · 1,201 Josph · 343 Jozsef · 141 Jozeph · 112 Joseff · 102

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Where Joseph is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years