Iosif
Boy · YO-sif · Hebrew
Iosif is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will add”. In 2025 it ranked 1,033rd for boys in the UK (32 babies).
What does Iosif mean?
Hebrew: Romanian, Russian and Greek form of Joseph
“he will add”
- Say it
- YO-sif
Is Iosif a girl's or a boy's name?
Iosif is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Iosif in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,033among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 9,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the UK were named Iosif, making it the 1,033rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 747th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 49 boys.
Half of all the boys named Iosif in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 953rd in England and Wales.
Iosif in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #1,033 |
| 2024 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 42 | #829 |
| 2021 | 45 | #805 |
| 2020 | 49 | #747 |
| 2019 | 44 | #788 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,142 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,023 |
| 2016 | 33 | #988 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 32 | #991 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
Names like Iosif
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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