Josephus

Josephus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Josephus 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 657 babies (rank #35 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Josephus

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

9,303

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

657

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	657	#35
1956	629	#36
1957	628	#39
1958	564	#40
1959	549	#43
1960	557	#43
1961	475	#54
1962	471	#55
1963	453	#60
1964	447	#63
1965	368	#72
1966	383	#69
1967	309	#78
1968	265	#91
1969	254	#101
1970	208	#114
1971	158	#133
1972	126	#151
1973	99	#171
1974	120	#152
1975	88	#181
1976	96	#171
1977	73	#203
1978	95	#180
1979	104	#160
1980	93	#177
1981	68	#225
1982	73	#207
1983	66	#223
1984	71	#213
1985	63	#237
1986	67	#235
1987	68	#234
1988	66	#241
1989	45	#335
1990	45	#343
1991	53	#311
1992	33	#420
1993	40	#365
1994	29	#454
1995	33	#414
1996	32	#435
1997	18	#594
1998	29	#460
1999	13	#680
2000	16	#631
2001	19	#568
2002	20	#550
2003	14	#660
2004	9	#797
2005	7	#868
2006	5	#983
2007	5	#966
2008	5	#976
2009	5	#960
2010	2	#1,251
2011	2	#1,155
2012	4	#1,004
2013	5	#941
2014	4	#963

Year

Babies

Rank

1955

657

#35

1956

629

#36

1957

628

#39

1958

564

#40

1959

549

#43

1960

557

#43

1961

475

#54

1962

471

#55

1963

453

#60

1964

447

#63

1965

368

#72

1966

383

#69

1967

309

#78

1968

265

#91

1969

254

#101

1970

208

#114

1971

158

#133

1972

126

#151

1973

#171

1974

120

#152

1975

#181

1976

#171

1977

#203

1978

#180

1979

104

#160

1980

#177

1981

#225

1982

#207

1983

#223

1984

#213

1985

#237

1986

#235

1987

#234

1988

#241

1989

#335

1990

#343

1991

#311

1992

#420

1993

#365

1994

#454

1995

#414

1996

#435

1997

#594

1998

#460

1999

#680

2000

#631

2001

#568

2002

#550

2003

#660

2004

#797

2005

#868

2006

#983

2007

#966

2008

#976

2009

#960

2010

#1,251

2011

#1,155

2012

#1,004

2013

#941

2014

#963

Numerology of Josephus

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail