Boys' name · since 1963

Jozsef

141 babies named Jozsef in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15,180 of 45,481
all-time among boys
141
born since 1963
2000s
peak decade

Jozsef is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 141 have been recorded since 1963.

Jozsef has 141 recorded births among boys since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2023.

  • #15,180 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 141 born since 1963
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jozsef ranks #15,180 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 141 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.

#15,180 of 45,481
all-time among boys
141
born since 1963
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jozsef's 141 recorded births place it above 66.56% 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.

Jozsef's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jozsef splits its recorded history at 2004: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jozsef popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
468101214 19631969197819972005201020132023 7

Jozsef by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (38 births, 27% of the file).

2000s was Jozsef's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Jozsef births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (27% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jozsef? ▼
Jozsef has been given to 141 babies in the U.S. since 1963, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,180 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 12 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
Where does Jozsef sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jozsef ranks #15,180 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 Jozsef most popular? ▼
Jozsef was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Jozsef been used? ▼
Records for Jozsef go back to 1963, giving 61 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Jozsef? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joziah, Jozef, Joziyah, Joziel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jozsef's data

  • Jozsef's decade-level peak was the 2000s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jozsef

Nearby Names Like Jozsef

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

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jozsef: 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, 1963–2023 (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 Jozsef 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.