Boys' name · since 1998
Josif
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Josif, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1998–2003
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Josif sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josif has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2003.
- 10 total births
- 1998–2003 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Josif's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Josif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Josif's full recorded timeline at 2003, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births.
Josif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2003
- Peak year (1998)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Josif by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Josif's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Josif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Josif's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1998–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Josif: Baby Name Since 1998 - 10 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/josif. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Josif 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 July 2026.