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Giuseppe

Gender
Boy
Say it
joo-SEP-ay
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#2,511 for boys
US rank, 2025
#1,459 for boys

Giuseppe is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God will add”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 1,459th for boys in the US (122 babies).

What does Giuseppe mean?

Hebrew: Italian form of Joseph

“God will add”

Italian form of Joseph; borne by the patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi and the composer Giuseppe Verdi.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Giuseppe a girl's or a boy's name?

Giuseppe is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 122 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Giuseppe in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#2,511among boys
Babies in 2025
9about 1 in 33,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 23% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Giuseppe, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2000, with 30 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Giuseppe than any year since 2014.

Half of all the boys named Giuseppe in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 30 in 20002025
Giuseppe in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20259#2,511
202411#2,149
202313#1,917
202217#1,561
202111#2,100
202014#1,733
201914#1,756
201815#1,715
201720#1,374
201613#1,909
201511#2,127
20149#2,378
201314#1,715
201213#1,850
201114#1,697
201018#1,452
200915#1,582
200814#1,599
200712#1,760
200617#1,302
200516#1,326
200413#1,417
200315#1,205
200213#1,252
200114#1,149
200030#665
199923#782
199818#906
199714#1,066
199617#897

How popular is Giuseppe in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,459among boys
Babies in 2025
122about 1 in 14,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 21% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 122 boys in the US were named Giuseppe, making it the 1,459th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,694th. Its busiest year was 1975, with 130 boys. It first appears in the records in 1905.

2025 had more boys named Giuseppe than any year since 2014.

Half of all the boys named Giuseppe in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.

1905Busiest: 130 in 19752025
Giuseppe in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025122#1,459
202499#1,685
2023113#1,547
202299#1,706
2021105#1,614
202092#1,694
201986#1,790
201898#1,648
2017109#1,518
2016121#1,433
2015112#1,481
2014125#1,362
2013110#1,483
201289#1,696
201194#1,620
201099#1,588
200991#1,707
200899#1,594
2007110#1,457
2006101#1,501
200595#1,505
2004116#1,285
200398#1,371
200283#1,502
2001106#1,250
200090#1,387
199993#1,300
199873#1,499
199791#1,260
199678#1,366
199590#1,216
199486#1,250
1993101#1,114
199287#1,193
199186#1,190
199088#1,151
198990#1,111
198880#1,116
198782#1,053
198689#970
198575#1,065
198492#917
198392#922
1982103#876
1981106#858
198092#927
197996#890
1978112#803
1977104#834
1976122#753
1975130#725
1974112#766
197392#829
1972107#770
197193#846
197085#875
196992#804
196873#851
196760#931
196652#1,007
196544#1,129
196440#1,218
196334#1,337
196233#1,366
196117#1,996
196017#1,972
195911#2,529
195812#2,368
19577#3,255
19569#2,796
19555#3,884
19545#3,825
19536#3,423
19525#3,731
19510–
19500–
19490–
19480–
19470–
19460–
19450–
19440–
19430–
19420–
19410–
19400–
19390–
19385#3,533
19370–
19360–
19350–
19346#3,275
19330–
19328#2,849
19315#3,761
193013#2,178
19298#2,978
192814#2,162
192710#2,702
19268#3,137
192511#2,586
192411#2,641
192316#2,019
192213#2,346
192117#1,979
192018#1,885
191923#1,530
191821#1,647
191721#1,586
191624#1,415
191523#1,409
191415#1,607
191313#1,496
191219#1,059
191112#981
191010#1,044
19090–
19085#1,372
19070–
19060–
19055#1,232

Nicknames for Giuseppe

Names like Giuseppe

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Names related to Giuseppe

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Giuseppe: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/giuseppe, updated 20 October 2026.