Josef

Josef

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 1955 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1962 with 31 babies (rank #334 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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 — 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.

599

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	27	#294
1956	24	#324
1957	26	#316
1958	21	#369
1959	18	#417
1960	14	#463
1961	24	#362
1962	31	#334
1963	21	#407
1964	23	#390
1965	18	#441
1966	16	#472
1967	16	#480
1968	21	#413
1969	14	#523
1970	13	#559
1971	13	#562
1972	11	#600
1973	11	#583
1974	13	#536
1975	7	#691
1976	10	#606
1977	7	#702
1978	14	#534
1979	8	#672
1980	6	#779
1981	10	#650
1982	7	#741
1983	13	#564
1984	11	#631
1985	7	#761
1986	7	#789
1987	5	#871
1988	4	#971
1989	7	#807
1990	5	#917
1991	5	#933
1992	4	#1,015
1993	5	#929
1994	5	#955
1995	7	#841
1996	7	#854
1997	4	#1,056
1998	4	#1,074
1999	4	#1,105
2000	6	#941
2001	9	#815
2002	5	#1,014
2003	5	#1,006
2004	4	#1,109
2005	4	#1,090
2006	2	#1,328
2007	2	#1,311
2008	2	#1,293
2009	2	#1,287
2011	2	#1,154
2012	2	#1,133
2013	3	#1,087
2014	3	#1,002

Year

Babies

Rank

1955

#294

1956

#324

1957

#316

1958

#369

1959

#417

1960

#463

1961

#362

1962

#334

1963

#407

1964

#390

1965

#441

1966

#472

1967

#480

1968

#413

1969

#523

1970

#559

1971

#562

1972

#600

1973

#583

1974

#536

1975

#691

1976

#606

1977

#702

1978

#534

1979

#672

1980

#779

1981

#650

1982

#741

1983

#564

1984

#631

1985

#761

1986

#789

1987

#871

1988

#971

1989

#807

1990

#917

1991

#933

1992

#1,015

1993

#929

1994

#955

1995

#841

1996

#854

1997

#1,056

1998

#1,074

1999

#1,105

2000

#941

2001

#815

2002

#1,014

2003

#1,006

2004

#1,109

2005

#1,090

2006

#1,328

2007

#1,311

2008

#1,293

2009

#1,287

2011

#1,154

2012

#1,133

2013

#1,087

2014

#1,002

Meaning

Numerology of Josef

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Josef

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Year-by-Year Detail