Yosef
Yosef is ranked 611th among boys in 2024 (466 births). Its best rank was 611th, in 2024.
- Rank in 2024
- #611up 6 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 4660.03% of boys
- Peak year
- 2024466 births
- Best rank
- #611in 2024
- Since 1951
- 10,192people given the name
The story in the numbers
10,192 boys have been named Yosef in the United States since 1951, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 466 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2011, and the 2010s alone account for 34%. It has spent 27 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Yosef was the 611th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Yosef
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Shimonpeak 2024
- Yakovpeak 2024
- Jerichopeak 2023
- Eliyahupeak 2024
- Dovidpeak 2022
- Tzvipeak 2021
- Gavrielpeak 2023
- Shalompeak 2021
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.