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.

Joesph

#932 most common boys' name of all time · #2,153 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1881–2025

Rank among boys
#932
Rank overall
#2,153 of 105,966
First appeared
1881
Years on the list
138 of 146
All-time
15,662
Since 2016
181
Peak year
1957 #435
Best rank
#419 1955
Girls Boys peak 320/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Joesph first appears in 1881. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 11 11 #7,207
2024 14 14 #6,208
2023 17 17 #5,479
2022 16 16 #5,637
2021 18 18 #5,120
2020 24 24 #4,147
2019 16 16 #5,565
2018 18 18 #5,112
2017 19 19 #4,940
2016 28 28 #3,783
2015 26 26 #3,988
2014 36 36 #3,095
2013 38 38 #2,959
2012 56 56 #2,297
2011 46 46 #2,629
2010 64 64 #2,102
2009 73 73 #1,945
2008 61 61 #2,186
2007 75 75 #1,891
2006 84 84 #1,684
2005 86 86 #1,596
2004 75 75 #1,705
2003 70 70 #1,740
2002 70 70 #1,687
2001 82 82 #1,486
2000 79 79 #1,515
1999 88 88 #1,357
1998 83 83 #1,393
1997 76 76 #1,424
1996 81 81 #1,338
1995 98 98 #1,161
1994 80 80 #1,303
1993 89 89 #1,185
1992 93 93 #1,144
1991 101 101 #1,083
1990 96 96 #1,089
1989 125 125 #907
1988 169 169 #725
1987 161 161 #722
1986 170 170 #698
1985 200 200 #619
1984 219 219 #573
1983 212 212 #581
1982 250 250 #545
1981 256 256 #526
1980 250 250 #543
1979 254 254 #532
1978 256 256 #510
1977 261 261 #506
1976 248 248 #509
1975 246 246 #511
1974 217 217 #545
1973 206 206 #550
1972 211 211 #550
1971 211 211 #558
1970 227 227 #537
1969 179 179 #582
1968 7 184 191 #560
1967 181 181 #556
1966 5 213 218 #523
1965 220 220 #514
1964 266 266 #483
1963 272 272 #485
1962 257 257 #495
1961 278 278 #480
1960 263 263 #489
1959 249 249 #497
1958 281 281 #474
1957 320 320 #435
1956 262 262 #465
1955 305 305 #419
1954 279 279 #434
1953 247 247 #456
1952 212 212 #481
1951 201 201 #478
1950 191 191 #487
1949 177 177 #498
1948 166 166 #511
1947 177 177 #507
1946 128 128 #569
1945 102 102 #599
1944 120 120 #552
1943 127 127 #562
1942 110 110 #601
1941 114 114 #565
1940 106 106 #578
1939 99 99 #577
1938 80 80 #678
1937 88 88 #620
1936 86 86 #629
1935 90 90 #621
1934 84 84 #660
1933 79 79 #662
1932 96 96 #603
1931 101 101 #583
1930 104 104 #594
1929 121 121 #533
1928 127 127 #543
1927 131 131 #539
1926 134 134 #522
1925 122 122 #560
1924 126 126 #565
1923 125 125 #555
1922 121 121 #584
1921 115 115 #594
1920 115 115 #580
1919 104 104 #589
1918 117 117 #559
1917 105 105 #579
1916 94 94 #603
1915 85 85 #629
1914 77 77 #575
1913 56 56 #591
1912 34 34 #748
1911 19 19 #751
1910 17 17 #747
1909 10 10 #984
1907 10 10 #904
1906 11 11 #787
1904 10 10 #794
1903 8 8 #880
1902 7 7 #980
1901 6 6 #1,004
1900 18 18 #600
1899 8 8 #839
1898 7 7 #950
1896 5 5 #1,180
1895 9 9 #785
1893 6 6 #983
1892 11 11 #679
1891 5 5 #1,050
1890 5 5 #1,078
1889 6 6 #934
1888 5 5 #1,099
1887 6 6 #892
1884 10 10 #660
1882 7 7 #814
1881 5 5 #964