Recorded 1979–2022 Boys' name Peak 1998 207 births

Johnjoseph — boys' name

207 babies named Johnjoseph in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s511990s892000s272010s302020s5
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Johnjoseph was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

13 babies were named Johnjoseph in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnjoseph

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Johnjoseph between 1979 and 2022, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnjoseph currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnjoseph performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Johnjoseph shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Johnjoseph in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnjoseph in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 207 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Johnjoseph at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

207

Since 1979

44 years of records

Peak year

1998

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1979

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2022

Johnjoseph popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1979

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1998)
13
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
468101214 20222012200219981994199019861979 5

Johnjoseph by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
89 births that decade — 43% of Johnjoseph's all-time total
1970s51980s511990s892000s272010s302020s5

Johnjoseph by state

Where Johnjoseph concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Johnjoseph
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 8.7%
California share of Johnjoseph's total US births 8.7%

18 of 207 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnjoseph?
207 babies have been named Johnjoseph since 1979. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1998 with 13 births.
When was Johnjoseph most popular?
Johnjoseph was most popular in the 1990s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Johnjoseph most popular?
The top states for the name Johnjoseph are California (18 births).
How long has the name Johnjoseph been used?
Johnjoseph has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 44 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Johnjoseph?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include John, Johnny, Johnnie, Johnathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.