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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 96 babies (rank #285 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,257

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
1996	93	#285
1997	87	#302
1998	80	#318
1999	96	#285
2000	92	#300
2001	78	#335
2002	67	#365
2003	88	#318
2004	72	#392
2005	63	#452
2006	62	#491
2007	65	#502
2008	51	#618
2009	44	#689
2010	42	#728
2011	34	#864
2012	35	#873
2013	32	#919
2014	20	#1,304
2015	23	#1,174
2016	33	#920

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#285

1997

#302

1998

#318

1999

#285

2000

#300

2001

#335

2002

#365

2003

#318

2004

#392

2005

#452

2006

#491

2007

#502

2008

#618

2009

#689

2010

#728

2011

#864

2012

#873

2013

#919

2014

#1,304

2015

#1,174

2016

#920

Meaning

Numerology of Josef

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Josef

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