Recorded 1954–1987 Boys' name Peak 1986 143 births

Joseh — boys' name

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.

1950s51960s51970s451980s88
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Joseh was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

22 babies were named Joseh in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joseh

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Joseh between 1954 and 1987, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joseh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joseh performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Joseh shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Joseh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joseh 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 143 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.

Joseh at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

143

Since 1954

34 years of records

Peak year

1986

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1954

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1987

Joseh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1954

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1986)
22
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0510152025 1987198419811978197519681954 5

Joseh by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
88 births that decade — 62% of Joseh's all-time total
1950s51960s51970s451980s88

Joseh by state

Where Joseh concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Joseh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 4.2%
New York share of Joseh's total US births 4.2%

6 of 143 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joseh?
143 babies have been named Joseh since 1954. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1986 with 22 births.
When was Joseh most popular?
Joseh was most popular in the 1980s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Joseh most popular?
The top states for the name Joseh are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Joseh been used?
Joseh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 34 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Joseh?
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.

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, 1954–1987 (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.