Jozef

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Jozef or Józef are variants of the masculine given name Joseph in several European languages. A selection of people with that name follows. For a comprehensive list, see All pages with titles beginning with Jozef and All pages with titles beginning with Józef.

From Wikipedia

Jozef first appears in the data in 1914 and has been recorded in 62 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 57 babies (rank #2,148 that year). In 2024 it was given to 18 boys (rank #5,314). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jozef

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.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.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,184

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jozef

Jozef Tisodiarist · b. 1887
Jozef Venglošassociation football player · b. 1936
Jozef Israëlspastellist · b. 1824
Jozef Gabčíkmilitary personnel · b. 1912
Jozef TomkoCatholic theologian · b. 1924

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1914	9	#2,363
1915	7	#3,229
1916	8	#3,056
1917	9	#2,848
1918	15	#2,117
1919	12	#2,432
1920	8	#3,354
1921	7	#3,704
1924	8	#3,381
1967	7	#3,400
1970	8	#3,669
1971	13	#2,744
1973	5	#5,467
1975	5	#5,883
1977	5	#6,325
1978	6	#5,416
1979	11	#3,687
1980	14	#3,175
1981	9	#4,331
1982	9	#4,404
1983	14	#3,148
1984	16	#2,881
1985	8	#4,922
1986	12	#3,756
1987	9	#4,746
1988	18	#3,027
1989	13	#4,158
1990	12	#4,544
1991	17	#3,540
1992	13	#4,450
1993	24	#2,902
1994	24	#2,988
1995	24	#2,974
1996	38	#2,202
1997	27	#2,861
1998	30	#2,748
1999	28	#2,981
2000	30	#2,950
2001	31	#2,962
2002	20	#4,111
2003	33	#2,963
2004	28	#3,406
2005	57	#2,148
2006	37	#3,003
2007	35	#3,215
2008	41	#2,916
2009	36	#3,191
2010	20	#4,761
2011	25	#4,044
2012	32	#3,421
2013	29	#3,618
2014	27	#3,842
2015	28	#3,827
2016	20	#4,858
2017	21	#4,664
2018	20	#4,834
2019	20	#4,882
2020	21	#4,620
2021	18	#5,229
2022	22	#4,620
2023	13	#6,696
2024	18	#5,314