Boys' name · since 1972
Josip
Josip has 109 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 109
- total births
- 1972–2017
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
Josip is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 109 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Josip recorded 109 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2017.
- 109 total births
- 1972–2017 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Josip's 109 recorded births place it above 63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Josip's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Josip splits its recorded history at 1991: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Josip popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2017
- Peak year (1981)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Josip by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Josip's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Josip births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 33 births (30% of all-time use).
Josip by state
Where Josip concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.6% |
5 of 109 births nationwide.
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- Josip's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Josips (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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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, 1972–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Josip: Baby Name Since 1972 - 109 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/josip. 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 Josip 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.