Josef

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Czech

Meaning

Josef is a variant of the male given name Joseph, notably used in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland. The name also appears in Scandinavia. Notable people with the surname include:

From Wikipedia

Josef first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1995 with 27 babies (rank #659 that year). In 2024 it was given to 8 boys (rank #2,427). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Josef

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Josef yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

565
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
27
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199118#781
199217#831
199317#842
199415#870
199527#659
199618#860
199714#1,013
199818#840
199912#1,147
200014#1,023
200120#828
200216#978
200315#1,034
200415#1,089
200524#818
200622#893
200721#956
200819#1,076
200925#890
201015#1,288
201125#890
201211#1,624
201321#1,028
201414#1,359
201517#1,188
201616#1,267
201721#1,084
201811#1,677
201916#1,314
202018#1,221
202111#1,759
20225#3,262
20239#2,119
20248#2,427