Recorded 2002–2009 Boys' name Peak 2009 16 births

Josephjames — boys' name

16 babies named Josephjames in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s16
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Josephjames was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

6 babies were named Josephjames in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josephjames

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Josephjames between 2002 and 2009, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Josephjames currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josephjames performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josephjames 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 16 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.

Josephjames at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

16

Since 2002

8 years of records

Peak year

2009

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

2002

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2009

Josephjames popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2002

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2009)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 200920052002 5

Josephjames by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 100% of Josephjames's all-time total
2000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josephjames?
16 babies have been named Josephjames since 2002. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2009 with 6 births.
When was Josephjames most popular?
Josephjames was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Josephjames been used?
Josephjames has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 8 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Josephjames?
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, 2002–2009 (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.