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Joseph name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Joseph ranks #29 in male records (7,303 reported) and #8,591 in female records (12 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Joseph becoming more popular?

Joseph's reported male count increased by 42 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #32 to #29. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Joseph in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JosephFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.10,9690201620252016: 13 female records2017: 19 female records2018: 15 female records2019: 16 female records2020: 9 female records2021: 8 female records2022: 9 female records2023: 12 female records2024: 5 female records2025: 12 female records2016: 10,969 male records2017: 10,488 male records2018: 9,682 male records2019: 9,179 male records2020: 8,486 male records2021: 8,166 male records2022: 7,839 male records2023: 7,279 male records2024: 7,261 male records2025: 7,303 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025128,5917,30329
2024516,3737,26132
2023128,7077,27929
2022910,7647,83930
2021811,5948,16628
2020910,6598,48626
2019167,1699,17924
2018157,5589,68223
2017196,39710,48818
2016138,61110,96920

Questions about Joseph’s popularity

How common is Joseph in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Joseph ranks #29 in male records (7,303 reported) and #8,591 in female records (12 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Joseph?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Joseph only.

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