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In 2024, 7,223 boys in the United States were named Joseph, making it the 32nd most popular boy's name that year.
It has fallen over the decade, from 20th ten years before.
Its busiest year on record was 1956, with 32,831 births.
Records for Joseph go back to 1880, and 2,672,746 babies have been given the name since.
A Hebrew name meaning "he will add". Its biblical significance and friendly nickname options give it both gravity and warmth.
Joseph is of Hebrew origin, described as biblical in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 7,223 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
A Hebrew name meaning "he will add". Its biblical significance and friendly nickname options give it both gravity and warmth.
Joseph is of Hebrew origin, and is usually described as biblical in style.
In 2024, 7,223 boys in the United States were named Joseph, making it the 32nd most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 7,223 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Jose, Josie, Josey are shorter names in current US use that share the opening of Joseph.