Boys' name · since 1975
Yoseph
Yoseph has 958 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,924 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 958
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yoseph currently ranks #4924 among boys' names in America, with 958 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoseph has been recorded 958 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #4924 nationally and more common than 65% 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 1975 to 2025.
- #5,278 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,924 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 958 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoseph ranks #5,278 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,924 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 958 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,924 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 958
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yoseph's 958 recorded births place it above 88.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yoseph compares
958 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Yoseph's all-time total is 160% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yoseph | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 958 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yoseph's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yoseph splits its recorded history at 2002: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yoseph popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Yoseph by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (284 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Yoseph's strongest decade.
284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Yoseph births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s
1990s
179 births
- 2000s
2000s
284 births
- 2010s
2010s
251 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 284 births (30% of all-time use).
How Yoseph 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 Yoseph's total volume
Yoseph by state
Where Yoseph concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 198 | 20.7% |
| #2 | California | | 37 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
198 of 958 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Yoseph's data
- Yoseph's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (284 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yosephs (198 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yoseph: 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 (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Yoseph 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.