Josef
Boy name
Josef meaning
Variant of Joseph, which means “(God) shall add”
Josef at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,280 in 2024
Josef popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,045 | 10 |
| 1920 | #1,966 | 17 |
| 1930 | #2,079 | 14 |
| 1940 | #1,895 | 14 |
| 1950 | #1,746 | 18 |
| 1960 | #1,058 | 53 |
| 1970 | #835 | 93 |
| 1980 | #708 | 151 |
| 1984 | #663 | 170 |
| 1990 | #789 | 165 |
| 2000 | #813 | 198 |
| 2010 | #1,323 | 129 |
| 2020 | #2,113 | 66 |
| 2024 | #2,280 | 62 |
All 121 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1901 | #858 | 7 |
| 1906 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1907 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1908 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1909 | #893 | 11 |
| 1910 | #1,045 | 10 |
| 1911 | #1,290 | 8 |
| 1912 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1913 | #1,205 | 18 |
| 1914 | #1,772 | 13 |
| 1915 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1916 | #1,265 | 28 |
| 1917 | #1,528 | 22 |
| 1918 | #2,165 | 14 |
| 1919 | #1,481 | 24 |
| 1920 | #1,966 | 17 |
| 1921 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1922 | #2,240 | 14 |
| 1923 | #2,446 | 12 |
| 1924 | #1,727 | 21 |
| 1925 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1926 | #1,720 | 20 |
| 1927 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1928 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1929 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1930 | #2,079 | 14 |
| 1931 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1932 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1933 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1934 | #1,783 | 16 |
| 1935 | #1,928 | 14 |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 15 |
| 1937 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1938 | #1,521 | 20 |
| 1939 | #1,958 | 13 |
| 1940 | #1,895 | 14 |
| 1941 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1942 | #1,537 | 21 |
| 1943 | #1,636 | 19 |
| 1944 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1945 | #1,494 | 20 |
| 1946 | #2,269 | 11 |
| 1947 | #1,646 | 21 |
| 1948 | #1,703 | 19 |
| 1949 | #1,544 | 23 |
| 1950 | #1,746 | 18 |
| 1951 | #1,644 | 21 |
| 1952 | #1,406 | 29 |
| 1953 | #1,508 | 25 |
| 1954 | #1,332 | 32 |
| 1955 | #1,219 | 38 |
| 1956 | #1,193 | 41 |
| 1957 | #1,090 | 49 |
| 1958 | #1,148 | 45 |
| 1959 | #1,280 | 37 |
| 1960 | #1,058 | 53 |
| 1961 | #1,095 | 51 |
| 1962 | #1,216 | 41 |
| 1963 | #1,027 | 54 |
| 1964 | #990 | 58 |
| 1965 | #913 | 66 |
| 1966 | #998 | 53 |
| 1967 | #1,165 | 41 |
| 1968 | #851 | 73 |
| 1969 | #951 | 65 |
| 1970 | #835 | 93 |
| 1971 | #864 | 89 |
| 1972 | #894 | 80 |
| 1973 | #904 | 78 |
| 1974 | #903 | 80 |
| 1975 | #805 | 107 |
| 1976 | #850 | 96 |
| 1977 | #783 | 119 |
| 1978 | #760 | 123 |
| 1979 | #673 | 161 |
| 1980 | #708 | 151 |
| 1981 | #761 | 131 |
| 1982 | #713 | 149 |
| 1983 | #758 | 130 |
| 1984 | #663 | 170 |
| 1985 | #678 | 172 |
| 1986 | #718 | 159 |
| 1987 | #712 | 164 |
| 1988 | #704 | 177 |
| 1989 | #795 | 156 |
| 1990 | #789 | 165 |
| 1991 | #833 | 154 |
| 1992 | #825 | 163 |
| 1993 | #810 | 170 |
| 1994 | #790 | 179 |
| 1995 | #827 | 168 |
| 1996 | #821 | 175 |
| 1997 | #799 | 183 |
| 1998 | #758 | 211 |
| 1999 | #737 | 220 |
| 2000 | #813 | 198 |
| 2001 | #796 | 211 |
| 2002 | #848 | 195 |
| 2003 | #893 | 188 |
| 2004 | #917 | 185 |
| 2005 | #844 | 218 |
| 2006 | #974 | 191 |
| 2007 | #1,102 | 165 |
| 2008 | #1,153 | 157 |
| 2009 | #1,367 | 125 |
| 2010 | #1,323 | 129 |
| 2011 | #1,257 | 137 |
| 2012 | #1,625 | 95 |
| 2013 | #1,500 | 108 |
| 2014 | #1,447 | 113 |
| 2015 | #1,703 | 91 |
| 2016 | #1,694 | 92 |
| 2017 | #1,828 | 81 |
| 2018 | #1,809 | 84 |
| 2019 | #1,848 | 81 |
| 2020 | #2,113 | 66 |
| 2021 | #2,040 | 72 |
| 2022 | #2,379 | 59 |
| 2023 | #2,290 | 61 |
| 2024 | #2,280 | 62 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Josef” (revision 92994216), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Joseph” (revision 93130811), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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