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 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1955 with 648 babies (rank #36 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

8,427

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

648

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
1955	648	#36
1956	619	#37
1957	592	#41
1958	631	#38
1959	583	#40
1960	519	#48
1961	502	#49
1962	410	#66
1963	393	#69
1964	329	#78
1965	327	#79
1966	241	#92
1967	256	#88
1968	186	#113
1969	195	#121
1970	147	#138
1971	123	#160
1972	114	#163
1973	92	#178
1974	74	#202
1975	70	#209
1976	68	#213
1977	52	#249
1978	63	#222
1979	64	#222
1980	74	#218
1981	59	#247
1982	69	#219
1983	50	#267
1984	44	#299
1985	47	#292
1986	46	#299
1987	43	#334
1988	46	#321
1989	52	#294
1990	38	#386
1991	41	#366
1992	32	#431
1993	38	#379
1994	39	#378
1995	33	#413
1996	23	#510
1997	24	#510
1998	35	#405
1999	22	#532
2000	29	#466
2001	25	#496
2002	23	#510
2003	24	#498
2004	20	#547
2005	15	#623
2006	18	#564
2007	13	#636
2008	22	#483
2009	17	#559
2010	20	#505
2011	13	#624
2012	13	#606
2013	8	#776
2014	14	#569