Boys' name · since 1978
Josel
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Josel, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 76
- total births
- 1978–2012
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
76 boys have been named Josel since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josel has been recorded 76 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1978 to 2012.
- 76 total births
- 1978–2012 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Josel's 76 recorded births place it above 58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Josel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Josel's full recorded timeline at 2001, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Josel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2012
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Josel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Josel's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Josel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Josel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2010s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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, 1978–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Josel: Baby Name Since 1978 - 76 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/josel. 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 Josel 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.