Joseph
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning he will add.
Babies a year
10,379
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#29
up from #32
UK popularity
#59
811 babies · down from #56
How Joseph has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #21 |
| 2016 | #20 |
| 2017 | #19 |
| 2018 | #23 |
| 2019 | #24 |
| 2020 | #26 |
| 2021 | #28 |
| 2022 | #30 |
| 2023 | #29 |
| 2024 | #32 |
| 2025 | #29 |
In 2025, 811 babies in England and Wales were named Joseph. In the US, 10,379 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 32,715 in 1956.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Joseph was most common in 1915, when it went to 2.62% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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