Boys' name · since 1979
Johnjoseph
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 212 babies named Johnjoseph, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 212
- total births
- 1979–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
Johnjoseph is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 212 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnjoseph has been recorded 212 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- 212 total births
- 1979–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Johnjoseph's 212 recorded births place it above 72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Johnjoseph's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnjoseph's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnjoseph popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Johnjoseph by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Johnjoseph's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Johnjoseph births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 89 births (42% of all-time use).
Johnjoseph by state
Where Johnjoseph concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 8.5% |
18 of 212 births nationwide.
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- Johnjoseph's decade-level peak was the 1990s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Johnjosephs (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Johnjoseph: Baby Name Since 1979 - 212 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johnjoseph. 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 Johnjoseph 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.