US rank #5720 Boys' name Peak 2005 937 births

Yoseph — #5720 US boys' name

937 babies named Yoseph in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s1171990s1792000s2842010s2512020s96
#5720
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Yoseph was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

37 babies were named Yoseph in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yoseph

The Social Security Administration has registered 937 babies named Yoseph between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yoseph currently holds the #5720 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yoseph performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 284 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yoseph shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 192 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yoseph in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yoseph in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 937 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yoseph at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

937

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2005

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,720

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yoseph popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
37
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
010203040 202420182012200620001994198819821975 5

Yoseph by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
284 births that decade — 30% of Yoseph's all-time total
1970s101980s1171990s1792000s2842010s2512020s96

Yoseph by state

Where Yoseph concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Yoseph
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
192 20.5%
#2 California
37 3.9%
#3 Texas
6 0.6%
#4 Maryland
5 0.5%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.5%
New York share of Yoseph's total US births 20.5%
Even split

192 of 937 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoseph?
937 babies have been named Yoseph since 1975. It currently ranks #5720 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 37 births.
When was Yoseph most popular?
Yoseph was most popular in the 2000s decade with 284 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Yoseph most popular?
The top states for the name Yoseph are New York (192 births), California (37 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Yoseph been used?
Yoseph has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yoseph?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yosef, Yoshio, Yoshua, Yossi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.