Joseph

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef. "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries.

From Wikipedia

Joseph 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 1991 with 1,568 babies (rank #25 that year). In 2024 it was given to 444 boys (rank #59). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Joseph

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

28,111

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,568

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Bible: Joseph — coat of many colours
In Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain: Joseph — the jealous café regular

Famous people named Joseph

Joseph Haydnindependent publisher · b. 1732
Joseph GoebbelsHolocaust perpetrator · b. 1897
Joseph Fouriermathematician · b. 1768
Joseph Conradslave driver · b. 1857
Joseph John Thomsonuniversity teacher · b. 1856

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	1,568	#25
1992	1,472	#29
1993	1,427	#29
1994	1,167	#32
1995	1,238	#32
1996	1,190	#31
1997	1,065	#33
1998	1,042	#36
1999	981	#38
2000	968	#35
2001	919	#38
2002	922	#36
2003	915	#36
2004	858	#36
2005	832	#35
2006	773	#42
2007	766	#43
2008	794	#39
2009	731	#44
2010	689	#46
2011	680	#48
2012	597	#57
2013	654	#48
2014	636	#50
2015	612	#53
2016	614	#53
2017	597	#56
2018	600	#50
2019	529	#57
2020	444	#68
2021	500	#60
2022	458	#60
2023	424	#64
2024	444	#59