Boys' name · since 2009
Josen
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.
- #24,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 36 have been recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josen has been recorded 36 times among boys since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2024.
- #24,519 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 36 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josen ranks #24,519 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josen's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Josen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Josen's full recorded timeline at 2016, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Josen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Josen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (21 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Josen's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Josen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Josen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Josen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2009–2024 (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 Josen 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.