Joseph
#7 most common boys' name of all time · #8 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025
Rank among boys
#7
Rank overall
#8 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
2,680,213
Since 2016
86,770
Peak year
1956 #12
Best rank
#5 1912
Girls
Boys
peak 32,832/yr
Joseph 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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 7,303 | 7,315 | #29 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7,261 | 7,266 | #32 |
| 2023 | 12 | 7,279 | 7,291 | #29 |
| 2022 | 9 | 7,839 | 7,848 | #30 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8,166 | 8,174 | #28 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8,486 | 8,495 | #26 |
| 2019 | 16 | 9,179 | 9,195 | #24 |
| 2018 | 15 | 9,682 | 9,697 | #23 |
| 2017 | 19 | 10,488 | 10,507 | #18 |
| 2016 | 13 | 10,969 | 10,982 | #20 |
| 2015 | 12 | 11,531 | 11,543 | #21 |
| 2014 | 6 | 12,155 | 12,161 | #20 |
| 2013 | 20 | 12,278 | 12,298 | #20 |
| 2012 | 16 | 12,594 | 12,610 | #19 |
| 2011 | 23 | 12,995 | 13,018 | #22 |
| 2010 | 16 | 13,851 | 13,867 | #20 |
| 2009 | 20 | 14,952 | 14,972 | #15 |
| 2008 | 30 | 16,599 | 16,629 | #13 |
| 2007 | 28 | 17,364 | 17,392 | #13 |
| 2006 | 29 | 18,471 | 18,500 | #11 |
| 2005 | 36 | 19,241 | 19,277 | #9 |
| 2004 | 103 | 20,147 | 20,250 | #9 |
| 2003 | 31 | 21,394 | 21,425 | #6 |
| 2002 | 35 | 21,920 | 21,955 | #7 |
| 2001 | 27 | 22,030 | 22,057 | #8 |
| 2000 | 24 | 22,844 | 22,868 | #8 |
| 1999 | 44 | 23,220 | 23,264 | #8 |
| 1998 | 50 | 23,186 | 23,236 | #11 |
| 1997 | 45 | 23,604 | 23,649 | #12 |
| 1996 | 52 | 24,758 | 24,810 | #12 |
| 1995 | 62 | 25,354 | 25,416 | #12 |
| 1994 | 77 | 25,734 | 25,811 | #11 |
| 1993 | 67 | 27,014 | 27,081 | #12 |
| 1992 | 68 | 27,904 | 27,972 | #11 |
| 1991 | 88 | 29,840 | 29,928 | #9 |
| 1990 | 84 | 30,137 | 30,221 | #10 |
| 1989 | 139 | 29,884 | 30,023 | #11 |
| 1988 | 182 | 29,019 | 29,201 | #12 |
| 1987 | 217 | 28,516 | 28,733 | #12 |
| 1986 | 208 | 28,834 | 29,042 | #12 |
| 1985 | 227 | 30,222 | 30,449 | #10 |
| 1984 | 211 | 30,513 | 30,724 | #10 |
| 1983 | 211 | 30,442 | 30,653 | #11 |
| 1982 | 196 | 31,035 | 31,231 | #11 |
| 1981 | 186 | 30,761 | 30,947 | #11 |
| 1980 | 217 | 30,185 | 30,402 | #10 |
| 1979 | 209 | 28,654 | 28,863 | #11 |
| 1978 | 180 | 26,663 | 26,843 | #10 |
| 1977 | 176 | 26,483 | 26,659 | #10 |
| 1976 | 142 | 24,055 | 24,197 | #12 |
| 1975 | 132 | 22,125 | 22,257 | #12 |
| 1974 | 124 | 21,834 | 21,958 | #12 |
| 1973 | 134 | 21,326 | 21,460 | #12 |
| 1972 | 128 | 22,454 | 22,582 | #12 |
| 1971 | 148 | 24,517 | 24,665 | #15 |
| 1970 | 138 | 26,714 | 26,852 | #16 |
| 1969 | 154 | 26,173 | 26,327 | #15 |
| 1968 | 134 | 25,396 | 25,530 | #16 |
| 1967 | 122 | 25,926 | 26,048 | #15 |
| 1966 | 100 | 26,981 | 27,081 | #15 |
| 1965 | 120 | 28,630 | 28,750 | #11 |
| 1964 | 119 | 30,576 | 30,695 | #11 |
| 1963 | 137 | 30,077 | 30,214 | #13 |
| 1962 | 105 | 30,090 | 30,195 | #13 |
| 1961 | 112 | 29,450 | 29,562 | #12 |
| 1960 | 120 | 29,749 | 29,869 | #12 |
| 1959 | 92 | 29,539 | 29,631 | #13 |
| 1958 | 80 | 30,115 | 30,195 | #12 |
| 1957 | 93 | 31,851 | 31,944 | #12 |
| 1956 | 83 | 32,749 | 32,832 | #12 |
| 1955 | 84 | 31,589 | 31,673 | #13 |
| 1954 | 76 | 31,221 | 31,297 | #13 |
| 1953 | 61 | 29,269 | 29,330 | #13 |
| 1952 | 68 | 28,510 | 28,578 | #12 |
| 1951 | 52 | 28,147 | 28,199 | #14 |
| 1950 | 64 | 27,022 | 27,086 | #13 |
| 1949 | 56 | 26,408 | 26,464 | #14 |
| 1948 | 69 | 26,801 | 26,870 | #13 |
| 1947 | 68 | 27,520 | 27,588 | #14 |
| 1946 | 61 | 24,284 | 24,345 | #14 |
| 1945 | 58 | 20,823 | 20,881 | #14 |
| 1944 | 82 | 21,176 | 21,258 | #13 |
| 1943 | 65 | 22,828 | 22,893 | #13 |
| 1942 | 79 | 22,429 | 22,508 | #11 |
| 1941 | 66 | 19,808 | 19,874 | #12 |
| 1940 | 64 | 18,208 | 18,272 | #12 |
| 1939 | 60 | 17,722 | 17,782 | #12 |
| 1938 | 75 | 17,742 | 17,817 | #12 |
| 1937 | 61 | 17,322 | 17,383 | #12 |
| 1936 | 70 | 17,453 | 17,523 | #11 |
| 1935 | 76 | 17,181 | 17,257 | #10 |
| 1934 | 87 | 17,111 | 17,198 | #10 |
| 1933 | 100 | 17,162 | 17,262 | #9 |
| 1932 | 104 | 18,566 | 18,670 | #9 |
| 1931 | 112 | 19,326 | 19,438 | #9 |
| 1930 | 141 | 20,981 | 21,122 | #9 |
| 1929 | 159 | 21,165 | 21,324 | #9 |
| 1928 | 182 | 22,322 | 22,504 | #9 |
| 1927 | 167 | 23,503 | 23,670 | #9 |
| 1926 | 161 | 23,756 | 23,917 | #8 |
| 1925 | 132 | 24,613 | 24,745 | #7 |
| 1924 | 135 | 25,421 | 25,556 | #7 |
| 1923 | 106 | 25,561 | 25,667 | #7 |
| 1922 | 104 | 25,699 | 25,803 | #7 |
| 1921 | 120 | 26,182 | 26,302 | #7 |
| 1920 | 112 | 25,587 | 25,699 | #7 |
| 1919 | 89 | 24,266 | 24,355 | #7 |
| 1918 | 90 | 26,261 | 26,351 | #7 |
| 1917 | 94 | 24,761 | 24,855 | #5 |
| 1916 | 77 | 23,883 | 23,960 | #5 |
| 1915 | 69 | 23,051 | 23,120 | #5 |
| 1914 | 69 | 18,829 | 18,898 | #5 |
| 1913 | 38 | 14,471 | 14,509 | #5 |
| 1912 | 44 | 12,062 | 12,106 | #5 |
| 1911 | 28 | 6,488 | 6,516 | #6 |
| 1910 | 29 | 5,228 | 5,257 | #6 |
| 1909 | 30 | 4,348 | 4,378 | #6 |
| 1908 | 21 | 4,162 | 4,183 | #6 |
| 1907 | 12 | 3,844 | 3,856 | #7 |
| 1906 | 21 | 3,527 | 3,548 | #7 |
| 1905 | 22 | 3,302 | 3,324 | #7 |
| 1904 | 18 | 3,291 | 3,309 | #7 |
| 1903 | 13 | 3,121 | 3,134 | #6 |
| 1902 | 8 | 3,098 | 3,106 | #7 |
| 1901 | 14 | 2,766 | 2,780 | #6 |
| 1900 | 14 | 3,714 | 3,728 | #7 |
| 1899 | 19 | 2,679 | 2,698 | #6 |
| 1898 | 23 | 3,171 | 3,194 | #6 |
| 1897 | 20 | 2,827 | 2,847 | #6 |
| 1896 | 24 | 3,051 | 3,075 | #6 |
| 1895 | 23 | 2,992 | 3,015 | #7 |
| 1894 | 17 | 2,977 | 2,994 | #6 |
| 1893 | 26 | 2,997 | 3,023 | #6 |
| 1892 | 13 | 3,064 | 3,077 | #7 |
| 1891 | 11 | 2,572 | 2,583 | #7 |
| 1890 | 11 | 2,670 | 2,681 | #7 |
| 1889 | 7 | 2,729 | 2,736 | #7 |
| 1888 | 18 | 2,993 | 3,011 | #7 |
| 1887 | 13 | 2,456 | 2,469 | #7 |
| 1886 | 8 | 2,594 | 2,602 | #7 |
| 1885 | 14 | 2,540 | 2,554 | #7 |
| 1884 | 9 | 2,707 | 2,716 | #7 |
| 1883 | 17 | 2,515 | 2,532 | #7 |
| 1882 | 6 | 2,670 | 2,676 | #7 |
| 1881 | 10 | 2,456 | 2,466 | #7 |
| 1880 | 10 | 2,632 | 2,642 | #7 |