US rank #13377 Boys' name Peak 2016 36 births

Josen — #13377 US boys' name

36 babies named Josen in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s212020s10
#13377
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 6% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Josen was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

6 babies were named Josen in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josen

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Josen between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Josen currently holds the #13377 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Josen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josen 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 36 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.

Josen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

36

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2016

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,377

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Josen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 2024202020172016201220112009 5

Josen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 58% of Josen's all-time total
2000s52010s212020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josen?
36 babies have been named Josen since 2009. It currently ranks #13377 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 6 births.
When was Josen most popular?
Josen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Josen been used?
Josen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Josen?
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.

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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, 2009–2024 (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.