Boys' name · since 1991

Jozeph

Jozeph has 112 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,671 of 45,481
all-time among boys
112
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade

Jozeph sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 112 recorded since 1991.

Social Security Administration records show Jozeph recorded 112 times among boys since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2018.

  • #16,671 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 112 born since 1991
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jozeph ranks #16,671 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,671 of 45,481
all-time among boys
112
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jozeph's 112 recorded births place it above 63.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jozeph's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jozeph's full recorded timeline at 2009, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jozeph popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2011)
11
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
4681012 1991200220052010201320172018 6

Jozeph by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (60 births, 54% of the file).

2010s was Jozeph's strongest decade.

60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Jozeph births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 60 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jozeph? ▼
Jozeph has been given to 112 babies in the U.S. since 1991, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,671 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 11 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Jozeph sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jozeph ranks #16,671 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jozeph most popular? ▼
Jozeph was most popular in the 2010s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Jozeph been used? ▼
Records for Jozeph go back to 1991, giving 28 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Jozeph? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joziah, Jozef, Jozsef, Joziyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Jozeph

Nearby Names Like Jozeph

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jozeph

Joziah Boy
#1016 5,364 births
Jozef Boy
#5418 1,201 births
Jozsef Boy
141 births
Joziyah Boy
119 births
Joziel Boy
#6696 114 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jozeph: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–2018 (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 Jozeph 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.