Boys' name · since 1954
Joseh
143 babies named Joseh in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 143
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Joseh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 143 have been recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joseh has been recorded 143 times among boys since 1954, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1987.
- #15,070 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 143 born since 1954
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joseh ranks #15,070 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 143 born since 1954, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 143
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Joseh's 143 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Joseh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joseh's SSA record in two at 1979 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 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joseh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1987
- Peak year (1986)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Joseh by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (88 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Joseh's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Joseh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 88 births (62% of all-time use).
Joseh by state
Where Joseh concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 4.2% |
6 of 143 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Josehs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Joseh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1954–1987 (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 Joseh 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.