Boys' name · since 1912
Jospeh
Jospeh has 1,527 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,908 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,964 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,527
- born since 1912
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jospeh currently ranks #8964 among boys' names in America, with 1,527 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jospeh has been recorded 1,527 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #8964 nationally and more common than 36% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #3,908 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,964 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,527 born since 1912
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jospeh ranks #3,908 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,964 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,527 born since 1912, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,908 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,964 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,527
- born since 1912
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jospeh's 1,527 recorded births place it above 91.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jospeh compares
1,527 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jospeh's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jospeh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,527 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jospeh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jospeh splits its recorded history at 1983: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jospeh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Jospeh by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (527 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Jospeh's strongest decade.
527 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jospeh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s 51
1920s
51 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 72
1960s
72 births
- 1970s
1970s
241 births
- 1980s
1980s
527 births
- 1990s
1990s
273 births
- 2000s 170
2000s
170 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 527 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jospeh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jospeh's total volume
Jospeh by state
Where Jospeh concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 79 | 5.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 68 | 4.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 9 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 7 | 0.5% |
79 of 1,527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Jospeh appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jospeh's data
- Jospeh's decade-level peak was the 1980s (527 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jospehs (79 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jospeh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jospeh 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 August 2026.