Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Joeseph

#2,526 most common boys' name of all time · #6,082 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2023

Rank among boys
#2,526
Rank overall
#6,082 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
126 of 146
All-time
2,849
Since 2016
62
Peak year
1998 #1,795
Best rank
#713 1890
Girls Boys peak 56/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Joeseph is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2023 — 7 7 #9,775
2021 — 5 5 #12,184
2020 — 9 9 #8,082
2019 — 8 8 #8,906
2018 — 13 13 #6,357
2017 — 9 9 #8,154
2016 — 11 11 #7,165
2015 — 9 9 #8,060
2014 — 19 19 #4,877
2013 — 24 24 #4,071
2012 — 31 31 #3,454
2011 — 32 32 #3,367
2010 — 30 30 #3,538
2009 — 34 34 #3,276
2008 — 45 45 #2,717
2007 — 40 40 #2,923
2006 — 34 34 #3,155
2005 — 46 46 #2,467
2004 — 25 25 #3,642
2003 — 48 48 #2,240
2002 — 40 40 #2,470
2001 — 40 40 #2,434
2000 — 35 35 #2,623
1999 — 38 38 #2,351
1998 — 56 56 #1,795
1997 — 41 41 #2,127
1996 — 36 36 #2,260
1995 — 35 35 #2,258
1994 — 46 46 #1,852
1993 — 44 44 #1,883
1992 — 44 44 #1,847
1991 — 46 46 #1,747
1990 — 39 39 #1,949
1989 — 50 50 #1,595
1988 — 35 35 #1,880
1987 — 46 46 #1,539
1986 — 33 33 #1,842
1985 — 33 33 #1,801
1984 — 35 35 #1,661
1983 — 34 34 #1,691
1982 — 38 38 #1,599
1981 — 34 34 #1,698
1980 — 27 27 #2,013
1979 — 32 32 #1,760
1978 — 20 20 #2,286
1977 — 35 35 #1,579
1976 — 18 18 #2,425
1975 — 27 27 #1,791
1974 — 20 20 #2,136
1973 — 16 16 #2,414
1972 — 12 12 #2,830
1971 — 21 21 #1,991
1970 — 17 17 #2,221
1969 — 16 16 #2,142
1968 — 15 15 #2,118
1967 — 20 20 #1,767
1966 — 19 19 #1,769
1965 — 22 22 #1,680
1964 — 23 23 #1,665
1963 — 26 26 #1,555
1962 — 28 28 #1,488
1961 — 24 24 #1,645
1960 — 28 28 #1,529
1959 — 32 32 #1,393
1958 — 31 31 #1,402
1957 — 25 25 #1,593
1956 — 21 21 #1,733
1955 — 26 26 #1,508
1954 — 32 32 #1,335
1953 — 29 29 #1,412
1952 — 30 30 #1,383
1951 — 32 32 #1,306
1950 — 19 19 #1,711
1949 — 15 15 #1,957
1948 — 16 16 #1,893
1947 — 16 16 #1,922
1946 — 8 8 #2,704
1945 — 16 16 #1,710
1944 — 10 10 #2,328
1943 — 18 18 #1,712
1942 — 7 7 #2,968
1941 — 5 5 #3,545
1940 — 13 13 #2,000
1939 — 7 7 #2,859
1938 — 13 13 #1,990
1937 — 11 11 #2,210
1936 — 12 12 #2,088
1935 — 13 13 #2,045
1934 — 11 11 #2,277
1933 — 15 15 #1,843
1932 — 17 17 #1,792
1931 — 20 20 #1,600
1930 — 19 19 #1,705
1929 — 18 18 #1,800
1928 — 22 22 #1,617
1927 — 24 24 #1,569
1926 — 25 25 #1,472
1925 — 19 19 #1,816
1924 — 23 23 #1,635
1923 — 21 21 #1,705
1922 — 23 23 #1,601
1921 — 25 25 #1,516
1920 — 31 31 #1,306
1919 — 30 30 #1,300
1918 — 28 28 #1,350
1917 — 18 18 #1,765
1916 — 26 26 #1,344
1915 — 19 19 #1,610
1914 — 20 20 #1,355
1913 — 12 12 #1,597
1912 — 12 12 #1,438
1910 — 6 6 #1,457
1909 — 5 5 #1,491
1907 — 7 7 #1,126
1905 — 5 5 #1,274
1903 — 5 5 #1,193
1902 — 6 6 #1,055
1900 — 5 5 #1,349
1891 — 5 5 #1,016
1890 — 9 9 #713
1888 — 9 9 #733
1887 — 6 6 #864
1885 — 5 5 #992
1884 — 6 6 #901
1882 — 6 6 #879
1880 — 6 6 #878