Recorded 1979–2006 Boys' name Peak 1990 32 births

Josephe — boys' name

32 babies named Josephe in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s172000s5
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Josephe was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

6 babies were named Josephe in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josephe

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Josephe between 1979 and 2006, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Josephe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josephe performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Josephe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josephe 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 32 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.

Josephe at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

32

Since 1979

28 years of records

Peak year

1990

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1979

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2006

Josephe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1979

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1990)
6
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.5 200619991998199019891979 5

Josephe by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 53% of Josephe's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s172000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josephe?
32 babies have been named Josephe since 1979. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1990 with 6 births.
When was Josephe most popular?
Josephe was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Josephe been used?
Josephe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 28 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Josephe?
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, 1979–2006 (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.