Josef
Boy · YOH-zef · Hebrew
Josef is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will add”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 2,832nd for boys in the US (44 babies).
What does Josef mean?
Hebrew: German, Czech and Scandinavian form of Joseph
“he will add”
- Say it
- YOH-zef
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Is Josef a girl's or a boy's name?
Josef is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 44 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Josef in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Josef, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 102 boys.
Half of all the boys named Josef in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Josef in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 31 | #1,017 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 34 | #973 |
| 2015 | 24 | #1,202 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 33 | #960 |
| 2012 | 37 | #905 |
| 2011 | 34 | #929 |
| 2010 | 44 | #761 |
| 2009 | 44 | #747 |
| 2008 | 56 | #628 |
| 2007 | 68 | #530 |
| 2006 | 65 | #521 |
| 2005 | 67 | #470 |
| 2004 | 77 | #403 |
| 2003 | 95 | #326 |
| 2002 | 74 | #375 |
| 2001 | 82 | #356 |
| 2000 | 97 | #317 |
| 1999 | 102 | #309 |
| 1998 | 84 | #337 |
| 1997 | 89 | #324 |
| 1996 | 97 | #296 |
How popular is Josef in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,832among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44about 1 in 39,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the US were named Josef, making it the 2,832nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,113th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 220 boys. It first appears in the records in 1900.
2025 had fewer boys named Josef than any year since 1967.
Half of all the boys named Josef in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josef in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #2,832 |
| 2024 | 63 | #2,261 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,289 |
| 2022 | 59 | #2,378 |
| 2021 | 72 | #2,039 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,113 |
| 2019 | 81 | #1,849 |
| 2018 | 84 | #1,808 |
| 2017 | 81 | #1,829 |
| 2016 | 92 | #1,694 |
| 2015 | 91 | #1,703 |
| 2014 | 113 | #1,447 |
| 2013 | 108 | #1,500 |
| 2012 | 95 | #1,625 |
| 2011 | 137 | #1,257 |
| 2010 | 129 | #1,323 |
| 2009 | 125 | #1,367 |
| 2008 | 158 | #1,146 |
| 2007 | 165 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 191 | #974 |
| 2005 | 218 | #844 |
| 2004 | 185 | #916 |
| 2003 | 188 | #892 |
| 2002 | 195 | #847 |
| 2001 | 211 | #795 |
| 2000 | 198 | #811 |
| 1999 | 220 | #735 |
| 1998 | 211 | #757 |
| 1997 | 183 | #797 |
| 1996 | 175 | #819 |
| 1995 | 168 | #824 |
| 1994 | 179 | #788 |
| 1993 | 170 | #808 |
| 1992 | 163 | #823 |
| 1991 | 154 | #829 |
| 1990 | 166 | #782 |
| 1989 | 156 | #792 |
| 1988 | 177 | #705 |
| 1987 | 164 | #712 |
| 1986 | 159 | #718 |
| 1985 | 172 | #678 |
| 1984 | 170 | #663 |
| 1983 | 130 | #758 |
| 1982 | 149 | #713 |
| 1981 | 131 | #760 |
| 1980 | 151 | #708 |
| 1979 | 161 | #673 |
| 1978 | 123 | #760 |
| 1977 | 119 | #783 |
| 1976 | 96 | #850 |
| 1975 | 107 | #805 |
| 1974 | 80 | #903 |
| 1973 | 78 | #904 |
| 1972 | 80 | #894 |
| 1971 | 89 | #864 |
| 1970 | 93 | #835 |
| 1969 | 65 | #951 |
| 1968 | 72 | #856 |
| 1967 | 41 | #1,165 |
| 1966 | 53 | #998 |
| 1965 | 66 | #912 |
| 1964 | 58 | #989 |
| 1963 | 54 | #1,026 |
| 1962 | 41 | #1,214 |
| 1961 | 51 | #1,096 |
| 1960 | 53 | #1,057 |
| 1959 | 37 | #1,279 |
| 1958 | 45 | #1,147 |
| 1957 | 49 | #1,089 |
| 1956 | 41 | #1,192 |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,218 |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,332 |
| 1953 | 25 | #1,507 |
| 1952 | 29 | #1,405 |
| 1951 | 21 | #1,642 |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,745 |
| 1949 | 23 | #1,543 |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,702 |
| 1947 | 21 | #1,645 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,270 |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,493 |
| 1944 | 13 | #1,987 |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,537 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,207 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,894 |
| 1939 | 13 | #1,958 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,521 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,088 |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,801 |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,929 |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,783 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,541 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,638 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,101 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,079 |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,002 |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,647 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,720 |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,805 |
| 1924 | 21 | #1,727 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,445 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,239 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,516 |
| 1920 | 17 | #1,965 |
| 1919 | 24 | #1,480 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,164 |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,528 |
| 1916 | 28 | #1,265 |
| 1915 | 24 | #1,372 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,771 |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,205 |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,416 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,289 |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,044 |
| 1909 | 11 | #893 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,372 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,003 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #857 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,161 |
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