Boys' name · since 1914
Jozef
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 1,201 babies named Jozef, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,585 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,418 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,201
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,201 babies have been named Jozef since 1914, making it today's #5418 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jozef has been recorded 1,201 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #5418 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #4,585 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,418 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,201 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jozef ranks #4,585 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,418 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,201 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,585 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,418 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,201
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jozef's 1,201 recorded births place it above 89.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jozef compares
1,201 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Jozef's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jozef | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,201 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jozef's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jozef splits its recorded history at 1994: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jozef popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Jozef by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (348 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Jozef's strongest decade.
348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jozef births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 60
1910s
60 births
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 122
1980s
122 births
- 1990s
1990s
237 births
- 2000s
2000s
348 births
- 2010s
2010s
242 births
- 2020s 109
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 348 births (29% of all-time use).
How Jozef 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 Jozef's total volume
Jozef by state
Where Jozef concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 67 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 46 | 3.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 29 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 25 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
67 of 1,201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Jozef's data
- Jozef's decade-level peak was the 2000s (348 total births); usage has since declined to 109 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jozefs (67 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jozef: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Jozef 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.