Boys' name · since 1951
Yosef
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 10,612 babies named Yosef, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,166 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #665 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,612
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yosef currently ranks #665 among boys' names in America, with 10,612 babies recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yosef has been recorded 10,612 times among boys since 1951, currently ranked #665 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #1,166 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #665 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,612 born since 1951
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yosef ranks #1,166 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #665 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,612 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,166 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #665 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,612
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yosef's 10,612 recorded births place it above 97.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Yosef compares
10,612 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Yosef's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yosef | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,612 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 470 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yosef's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yosef splits its recorded history at 1989: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1951 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 470 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yosef popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 470
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Yosef by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,502 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Yosef's strongest decade.
3,502 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Yosef births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 72
1950s
72 births
- 1960s 91
1960s
91 births
- 1970s 351
1970s
351 births
- 1980s 707
1980s
707 births
- 1990s 1,148
1990s
1,148 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,194 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,502 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,547 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,502 births (33% of all-time use).
How Yosef 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 Yosef's total volume
Yosef by state
Where Yosef concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5,136 | 48.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 2,204 | 20.8% |
| #3 | California | | 611 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 331 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 261 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 190 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Texas | | 145 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 93 | 0.9% |
5,136 of 10,612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Yosef appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yosef's data
- Yosef's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,502 total births) through the 2020s (2,547) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yosefs (5,136 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Yosef: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Yosef 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.