Boys' name · since 1880
Joeseph
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 2,849 babies named Joeseph, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,630 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,849
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Joeseph is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 2,849 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Joeseph recorded 2,849 times among boys since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2023.
- #2,630 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,849 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joeseph ranks #2,630 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,849 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,630 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,849
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Joeseph's 2,849 recorded births place it above 94.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Joeseph's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joeseph's full recorded timeline at 1960, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 56 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joeseph popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2023
- Peak year (1998)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Joeseph by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (425 births, 15% of the file).
1990s was Joeseph's strongest decade.
425 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Joeseph births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 38
1880s
38 births
- 1890s 14
1890s
14 births
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s
1910s
171 births
- 1920s
1920s
231 births
- 1930s 138
1930s
138 births
- 1940s 124
1940s
124 births
- 1950s
1950s
277 births
- 1960s
1960s
221 births
- 1970s
1970s
218 births
- 1980s
1980s
365 births
- 1990s
1990s
425 births
- 2000s
2000s
387 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 425 births (15% of all-time use).
How Joeseph compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Joeseph's total volume
Joeseph by state
Where Joeseph concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 151 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 20 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Washington | | 17 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.2% |
151 of 2,849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Joeseph's data
- Joeseph's decade-level peak was the 1990s (425 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Joesephs (151 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joeseph: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1880–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Joeseph 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 August 2026.