Recorded 1979–2013 Boys' name Peak 1989 97 births

Josephmichael — boys' name

97 babies named Josephmichael in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s241990s372000s262010s5
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Josephmichael was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

11 babies were named Josephmichael in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josephmichael

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Josephmichael between 1979 and 2013, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Josephmichael currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josephmichael performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Josephmichael shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Josephmichael in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josephmichael 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 97 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.

Josephmichael at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

97

Since 1979

35 years of records

Peak year

1989

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1979

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2013

Josephmichael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1979

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1989)
11
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 201320062001199919941991198919871979 5

Josephmichael by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 38% of Josephmichael's all-time total
1970s51980s241990s372000s262010s5

Josephmichael by state

Where Josephmichael concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Josephmichael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 10.3%
California share of Josephmichael's total US births 10.3%

10 of 97 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josephmichael?
97 babies have been named Josephmichael since 1979. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1989 with 11 births.
When was Josephmichael most popular?
Josephmichael was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Josephmichael most popular?
The top states for the name Josephmichael are California (10 births).
How long has the name Josephmichael been used?
Josephmichael has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 35 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Josephmichael?
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, 1979–2013 (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.