Boys' name · since 1982
Josean
Josean has 319 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,933 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 319
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josean currently ranks #6933 among boys' names in America, with 319 babies recorded since 1982.
Josean has 319 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6933 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #10,244 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,933 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 319 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josean ranks #10,244 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,933 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 319 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,933 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 319
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josean's 319 recorded births place it above 77.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Josean compares
319 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Josean's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josean | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 319 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Josean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Josean's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Josean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Josean by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Josean's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Josean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (34% of all-time use).
Josean by state
Where Josean concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 319 births nationwide.
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What to do with Josean's data
- Josean's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Joseans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Josean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Josean 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.