#322024 rank
1956peak year
2,567,874babies named Joseph since 1880
▼ 21%5-year trend
Joseph popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Joseph mean?
From Hebrew Yosef, 'he will add', the name of Jacob's son and the carpenter husband of Mary. Spread widely through biblical veneration across Europe and the Americas.
OriginHebrew
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
Names like Joseph
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Famous Josephs
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt, actor
- Joseph Conrad, writer
Spellings & variants
JosefGiuseppeYusuf
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