Josph
- Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,229
- Peak · boys
- 1957 · 15 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 343since 1916
Josph over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Josph has never cracked the top 2,000 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
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| rank | births | |
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| 1989 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1987 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | — | |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,430 | 12 |
| 1979 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | — | |
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| 1972 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #3,249 | 7 |
| 1965 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 11 |
| 1957 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1956 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #2,219 | 13 |
| 1954 | #2,207 | 13 |
| 1953 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,321 | 11 |
| 1949 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,919 | 7 |
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| 1943 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #3,505 | 5 |
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| 1932 | #3,776 | 5 |
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| 1928 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1925 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #3,175 | 8 |
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| 1920 | #3,489 | 7 |
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| 1918 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | #3,897 | 5 |
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First appearance
1916
The first year at least five boys were named Josph! It came in at #3,897, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1918–1919, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Josph is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Josph in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1989
Rise & fade · boys
41 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1916
- Peaked 1957 at #2,093 (15 births)
- Births halved by 1959, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 100,955
- Highest: 1 in 100,955 boys born in 1926 were named Josph (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 285,847 boys born in 1989 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #2,093 in 1957, was only 1 in 143,816 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 29.2% of all boys named Josph (100) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 | #3,217 (1917) | #3,557 |
| 1920s | 44 | #2,566 (1926) | #3,450 |
| 1930s | 5 | #3,776 (1932) | #3,776 |
| 1940s | 34 | #2,919 (1946) | #3,357 |
| 1950s | 100 | #2,093 (1957) | #2,702 |
| 1960s | 53 | #2,673 (1962) | #3,516 |
| 1970s | 37 | #3,370 (1971) | #4,787 |
| 1980s | 58 | #3,430 (1980) | #5,411 |
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.
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