Boys' name · since 1992

Joesef

10 babies named Joesef in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

10
total births
1992–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade

Joesef is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1992.

Joesef has 10 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2007.

  • 10 total births
  • 1992–2007 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 50% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Joesef's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Joesef's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Joesef's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded.

Joesef popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1992)
5
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
5 19922007 5

Joesef by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1990s was Joesef's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Joesef births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joesef?
Since 1992, Social Security records show 10 babies named Joesef. The most recent recorded year was 2007. Its busiest year on record was 1992, with 5 births.
When was Joesef most popular?
Joesef was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Joesef been used?
Records for Joesef go back to 1992, giving 16 years of history through 2007.
What names are similar to Joesef?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joe, Joel, Joey, Joesph, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Joesef's data

  • Joesef's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Joesef: Baby Name Since 1992 - 10 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joesef. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Joesef draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.