US rank #11052 Boys' name Peak 2011 155 births

Josep — #11052 US boys' name

155 babies named Josep in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61950s71960s131970s111980s121990s112000s272010s492020s19
#11052
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Josep was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

17 babies were named Josep in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josep

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Josep between 1935 and 2024, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Josep currently holds the #11052 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josep performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Josep shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josep 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 155 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.

Josep at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

155

Since 1935

90 years of records

Peak year

2011

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,052

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1935

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2024

Josep popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1935

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
17
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
05101520 202420182013200920001987197019581935 6

Josep by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
49 births that decade — 32% of Josep's all-time total
1930s61950s71960s131970s111980s121990s112000s272010s492020s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josep?
155 babies have been named Josep since 1935. It currently ranks #11052 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 17 births.
When was Josep most popular?
Josep was most popular in the 2010s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Josep been used?
Josep has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 90 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Josep?
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, 1935–2024 (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.