Joesph
Last seen for girls in 1968 at #5,642 · #7,194 for boys in 2025, 11 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1955 · 305 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 15,650since 1881
Joesph over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Joesph has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #7,194 | 11 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,199 | 14 | |
| 2023 | — | #5,470 | 17 | |
| 2022 | — | #5,633 | 16 | |
| 2021 | — | #5,110 | 18 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,141 | 24 | |
| 2019 | — | #5,555 | 16 | |
| 2018 | — | #5,106 | 18 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,935 | 19 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,776 | 28 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,982 | 26 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,090 | 36 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,955 | 38 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,292 | 56 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,626 | 46 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,100 | 64 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,942 | 73 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,186 | 61 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,890 | 75 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,684 | 84 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,595 | 86 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,701 | 75 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,739 | 70 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,682 | 70 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,481 | 82 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,514 | 79 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,356 | 88 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,392 | 83 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,423 | 76 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,334 | 81 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,159 | 98 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,303 | 80 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,185 | 89 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,142 | 93 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,083 | 101 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,086 | 96 | |
| 1989 | — | #907 | 125 | |
| 1988 | — | #725 | 169 | |
| 1987 | — | #720 | 161 | |
| 1986 | — | #698 | 170 | |
| 1985 | — | #619 | 200 | |
| 1984 | — | #573 | 219 | |
| 1983 | — | #580 | 212 | |
| 1982 | — | #545 | 250 | |
| 1981 | — | #526 | 256 | |
| 1980 | — | #543 | 250 | |
| 1979 | — | #532 | 254 | |
| 1978 | — | #510 | 256 | |
| 1977 | — | #506 | 261 | |
| 1976 | — | #508 | 248 | |
| 1975 | — | #509 | 246 | |
| 1974 | — | #544 | 217 | |
| 1973 | — | #547 | 206 | |
| 1972 | — | #549 | 211 | |
| 1971 | — | #558 | 211 | |
| 1970 | — | #537 | 227 | |
| 1969 | — | #582 | 179 | |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #559 | 184 |
| 1967 | — | #555 | 181 | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #521 | 213 |
| 1965 | — | #513 | 220 | |
| 1964 | — | #483 | 266 | |
| 1963 | — | #484 | 272 | |
| 1962 | — | #495 | 257 | |
| 1961 | — | #479 | 278 | |
| 1960 | — | #488 | 263 | |
| 1959 | — | #497 | 249 | |
| 1958 | — | #471 | 281 | |
| 1957 | — | #435 | 320 | |
| 1956 | — | #465 | 262 | |
| 1955 | — | #419 | 305 | |
| 1954 | — | #432 | 279 | |
| 1953 | — | #456 | 247 | |
| 1952 | — | #480 | 212 | |
| 1951 | — | #477 | 201 | |
| 1950 | — | #487 | 191 | |
| 1949 | — | #496 | 177 | |
| 1948 | — | #510 | 166 | |
| 1947 | — | #504 | 177 | |
| 1946 | — | #567 | 128 | |
| 1945 | — | #599 | 102 | |
| 1944 | — | #551 | 120 | |
| 1943 | — | #562 | 127 | |
| 1942 | — | #598 | 110 | |
| 1941 | — | #564 | 114 | |
| 1940 | — | #576 | 106 | |
| 1939 | — | #574 | 99 | |
| 1938 | — | #672 | 80 | |
| 1937 | — | #619 | 88 | |
| 1936 | — | #628 | 86 | |
| 1935 | — | #618 | 90 | |
| 1934 | — | #657 | 84 | |
| 1933 | — | #657 | 79 | |
| 1932 | — | #600 | 96 | |
| 1931 | — | #582 | 101 | |
| 1930 | — | #591 | 104 | |
| 1929 | — | #532 | 121 | |
| 1928 | — | #542 | 127 | |
| 1927 | — | #536 | 131 | |
| 1926 | — | #521 | 134 | |
| 1925 | — | #559 | 122 | |
| 1924 | — | #563 | 126 | |
| 1923 | — | #554 | 125 | |
| 1922 | — | #583 | 121 | |
| 1921 | — | #592 | 115 | |
| 1920 | — | #580 | 115 | |
| 1919 | — | #587 | 104 | |
| 1918 | — | #556 | 117 | |
| 1917 | — | #577 | 105 | |
| 1916 | — | #600 | 94 | |
| 1915 | — | #629 | 85 | |
| 1914 | — | #569 | 77 | |
| 1913 | — | #586 | 56 | |
| 1912 | — | #735 | 34 | |
| 1911 | — | #732 | 19 | |
| 1910 | — | #729 | 17 | |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #760 | 10 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #578 | 18 | |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #738 | 9 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #613 | 10 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five boys were named Joesph! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Joesph is popular in 1955
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Connecticut#219 · 1 in 3,456
- Maryland#242 · 1 in 2,773
- Wisconsin#251 · 1 in 4,479
- New Jersey#269 · 1 in 4,797
- South Carolina#278 · 1 in 2,774
Best ever in a state: #142 in Rhode Island, 1958.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #219 | 7 | 1 in 3,456 |
| Maryland | #242 | 11 | 1 in 2,773 |
| Wisconsin | #251 | 10 | 1 in 4,479 |
| New Jersey | #269 | 12 | 1 in 4,797 |
| South Carolina | #278 | 11 | 1 in 2,774 |
| Kentucky | #285 | 11 | 1 in 3,322 |
| Massachusetts | #302 | 5 | 1 in 10,907 |
| Minnesota | #307 | 6 | 1 in 6,519 |
| New Mexico | #309 | 5 | 1 in 2,350 |
| North Carolina | #312 | 15 | 1 in 3,655 |
| Kansas | #322 | 5 | 1 in 4,831 |
| Michigan | #323 | 16 | 1 in 5,993 |
| Indiana | #327 | 10 | 1 in 5,300 |
| Virginia | #333 | 10 | 1 in 4,340 |
| Florida | #340 | 11 | 1 in 3,912 |
| Louisiana | #349 | 12 | 1 in 3,392 |
| Illinois | #398 | 14 | 1 in 7,706 |
| Ohio | #400 | 12 | 1 in 9,190 |
| Pennsylvania | #400 | 11 | 1 in 10,952 |
| Alabama | #407 | 7 | 1 in 5,555 |
| California | #407 | 25 | 1 in 6,336 |
| Georgia | #448 | 7 | 1 in 7,005 |
| New York | #455 | 16 | 1 in 10,891 |
| Texas | #658 | 11 | 1 in 10,995 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Joesph
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 995 spots since 2024 (#6,199 → #7,194)
- 3,053 spots since 2020 (#4,141 → #7,194)
- 3,212 spots since 2015 (#3,982 → #7,194)
- Biggest jump: 322 spots in 1892 (#963 → #641)
- Biggest drop: 365 spots in 1901 (#578 → #943)
Rise & fade · boys
74 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1955 at #419 (305 births)
- Births halved by 1989, 34 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 100 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 100 yrs · run 1909–1989
Share of babies · boys
1 in 6,296
- Highest: 1 in 6,296 boys born in 1977 were named Joesph (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 155,280 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #419 in 1955, was only 1 in 6,754 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 16.3% of all boys named Joesph (2,547) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 39 | #613 (1884) | #827 |
| 1890s | 56 | #641 (1892) | #877 |
| 1900s | 80 | #578 (1900) | #829 |
| 1910s | 708 | #556 (1918) | #630 |
| 1920s | 1,237 | #521 (1926) | #556 |
| 1930s | 907 | #574 (1939) | #620 |
| 1940s | 1,327 | #496 (1949) | #553 |
| 1950s | 2,547 | #419 (1955) | #462 |
| 1960s | 2,313 | #479 (1961) | #516 |
| 1970s | 2,337 | #506 (1977) | #530 |
| 1980s | 2,012 | #526 (1981) | #644 |
| 1990s | 885 | #1,083 (1991) | #1,246 |
| 2000s | 755 | #1,481 (2001) | #1,741 |
| 2010s | 347 | #2,100 (2010) | #3,642 |
| 2020s | 100 | #4,141 (2020) | #5,625 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Joesph in 1955
boys
#419
305 births · 1 in 6,754 boys
Top boys' names in 1955
More about 1955
boys
2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 6,754 of them was named Joesph, which outranked 90.5% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).