Boys' name · since 1972

Joseangel

1,235 babies named Joseangel in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,487 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,949 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,235
born since 1972
2000s
peak decade

Joseangel currently ranks #5949 among boys' names in America, with 1,235 babies recorded since 1972.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joseangel has been recorded 1,235 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #5949 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.

  • #4,487 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,949 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,235 born since 1972
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joseangel ranks #4,487 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,949 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,235 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,487 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,949 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,235
born since 1972
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%57.2%
Joseangel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Joseangel's 1,235 recorded births place it above 90.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Joseangel compares

1,235 Top 29% higher than 71% of 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

Joseangel's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Joseangel Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,235 369 358,536
Peak-year births 54 34 22,252

Joseangel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Joseangel's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Joseangel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
54
Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
0204060 197219841990199620022008201420202025 15

Joseangel by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (445 births, 36% of the file).

2000s was Joseangel's strongest decade.

445 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Joseangel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 445 births (36% of all-time use).

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

How Joseangel 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 Joseangel's total volume

Joseangel vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -32, 6.8%-38, 14.7%-61, 4.5%-146, 2.1%-36, 6.9%-106, 4.2%-101, 4.7%-50, 4.4%-17, 10%-66, 4.3%-114, 11%-58, 4%-49, 4.8%-52, 5.6%-77, 3.8%Joseangel-54, 4.4%Joseangel
Joseangel vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Joseangel by state

Where Joseangel concentrates geographically, total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Joseangel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
432 35.0%
#2 Texas
245 19.8%
#3 Arizona
50 4.0%
#4 Illinois
5 0.4%
California share of Joseangel's total US births 35.0%
Even split

432 of 1,235 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joseangel?
1,235 babies have been named Joseangel since 1972. All-time, it sits at #4,487 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,949 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 54 births.
Where does Joseangel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joseangel ranks #4,487 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,949 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Joseangel most popular?
Joseangel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 445 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Joseangel most popular?
The top states for the name Joseangel are California (432 births), Texas (245 births), Arizona (50 births).
How long has the name Joseangel been used?
Records for Joseangel go back to 1972, giving 54 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Joseangel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joseph, Joshua, Jose, Josiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Joseangel's data

  • Joseangel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (445 total births); usage has since declined to 87 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Joseangels (432 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.

Keep exploring Joseangel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Joseangel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–2025 (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 Joseangel 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.