Josephus
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1897
8 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,211
since 1882
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as boys
Josephus was most popular in 1897, when 8 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.07 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Josephus in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 97%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2024 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 5 | 12,239 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 6 | 10,799 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2019 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2018 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 5 | 12,246 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2015 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2014 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2013 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2012 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 7 | 9,600 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2009 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 5 | 12,553 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2006 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2005 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 6 | 9,948 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 5 | 10,667 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 5 | 10,556 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1999 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 5 | 9,631 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1996 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 5 | 8,868 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 7 | 6,968 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 5 | 8,700 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 7 | 6,670 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 6 | 7,271 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | 11 | 4,673 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 6 | 6,426 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1986 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 8 | 4,698 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 12 | 3,411 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 13 | 3,282 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 9 | 4,153 |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 11 | 3,615 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 6 | 5,355 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 6 | 5,059 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 9 | 3,836 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 14 | 2,826 |
| 1975 | <5 | — | 10 | 3,428 |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 8 | 3,837 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | 9 | 3,445 |
| 1972 | <5 | — | 9 | 3,344 |
| 1971 | <5 | — | 8 | 3,658 |
| 1970 | <5 | — | 10 | 3,071 |
| 1969 | <5 | — | 9 | 3,062 |
| 1968 | <5 | — | 6 | 3,673 |
| 1967 | <5 | — | 5 | 3,966 |
| 1966 | <5 | — | 13 | 2,216 |
| 1965 | <5 | — | 7 | 3,244 |
| 1964 | <5 | — | 5 | 4,039 |
| 1963 | <5 | — | 13 | 2,300 |
| 1962 | <5 | — | 10 | 2,673 |
| 1961 | <5 | — | 11 | 2,538 |
| 1960 | <5 | — | 15 | 2,121 |
| 1959 | <5 | — | 6 | 3,619 |
| 1958 | <5 | — | 9 | 2,818 |
| 1957 | <5 | — | 10 | 2,631 |
| 1956 | <5 | — | 10 | 2,628 |
| 1955 | <5 | — | 15 | 2,048 |
| 1954 | <5 | — | 13 | 2,207 |
| 1953 | <5 | — | 18 | 1,836 |
| 1952 | <5 | — | 19 | 1,749 |
| 1951 | <5 | — | 18 | 1,774 |
| 1950 | <5 | — | 22 | 1,572 |
| 1949 | <5 | — | 25 | 1,462 |
| 1948 | <5 | — | 15 | 1,943 |
| 1947 | <5 | — | 12 | 2,251 |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 12 | 2,143 |
| 1945 | <5 | — | 16 | 1,697 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | 16 | 1,738 |
| 1943 | <5 | — | 14 | 1,986 |
| 1942 | <5 | — | 16 | 1,799 |
| 1941 | <5 | — | 12 | 2,083 |
| 1940 | <5 | — | 19 | 1,573 |
| 1939 | <5 | — | 16 | 1,712 |
| 1938 | <5 | — | 18 | 1,613 |
| 1937 | <5 | — | 12 | 2,088 |
| 1936 | <5 | — | 16 | 1,723 |
| 1935 | <5 | — | 8 | 2,719 |
| 1934 | <5 | — | 20 | 1,551 |
| 1933 | <5 | — | 19 | 1,586 |
| 1932 | <5 | — | 11 | 2,313 |
| 1931 | <5 | — | 19 | 1,643 |
| 1930 | <5 | — | 17 | 1,821 |
| 1929 | <5 | — | 14 | 2,096 |
| 1928 | <5 | — | 22 | 1,611 |
| 1927 | <5 | — | 19 | 1,796 |
| 1926 | <5 | — | 17 | 1,911 |
| 1925 | <5 | — | 19 | 1,806 |
| 1924 | <5 | — | 24 | 1,577 |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 28 | 1,385 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | 22 | 1,644 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 21 | 1,703 |
| 1920 | <5 | — | 20 | 1,747 |
| 1919 | <5 | — | 23 | 1,531 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 15 | 2,073 |
| 1917 | <5 | — | 22 | 1,528 |
| 1916 | <5 | — | 19 | 1,646 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 26 | 1,306 |
| 1914 | <5 | — | 10 | 2,101 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 13 | 1,497 |
| 1912 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1911 | <5 | — | 6 | 1,537 |
| 1910 | <5 | — | 9 | 1,118 |
| 1909 | <5 | — | 6 | 1,277 |
| 1908 | <5 | — | 7 | 1,113 |
| 1907 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1906 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1905 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1904 | <5 | — | 5 | 1,205 |
| 1903 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1902 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1901 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1900 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1899 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1898 | <5 | — | 5 | 1,121 |
| 1897 | <5 | — | 8 | 787 |
| 1896 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1895 | <5 | — | 5 | 1,079 |
| 1894 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1893 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1892 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1891 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1890 | <5 | — | 6 | 884 |
| 1889 | <5 | — | 7 | 789 |
| 1888 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1887 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1886 | <5 | — | 6 | 845 |
| 1885 | <5 | — | 6 | 836 |
| 1884 | <5 | — | 5 | 971 |
| 1883 | <5 | — | 5 | 892 |
| 1882 | <5 | — | 6 | 837 |
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