Josip
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is salvation; croatian form of joseph.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Josip by the numbers
Josip was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 1981, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Josip. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- JosiaGod is gracious; form of Josiah7 in the US (2017)
- Josepgod will increase; catalan form of joseph5 in the US (2017)
- Josephhe will add10,379 in the US (2017)
- Josiahthe Lord supports6,988 in the US (2017)
- Josuegod is salvation; a form of Joshua1,532 in the US (2017)
- JosiasGod supports; a form of Josiah137 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Josip, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean salvation
Like Josip, each of these has salvation in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Joshuathe Lord is salvation8,251 in the US (2017)
- Isaiahsalvation of the Lord7,170 in the US (2017)
- Jesusgod is salvation2,741 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- Ellisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias582 in England and Wales (2025)
- IsaiasGod is salvation; form of Isaiah506 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Josip
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