Joseff
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOH-zef
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Joseff is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will add”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Joseff mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Joseph
“he will add”
In Genesis, Joseph of the coat of many colours rises to govern Egypt; another Joseph was husband of Mary.
Meaning borrowed from Joseph. More on Wiktionary.
Is Joseff a girl's or a boy's name?
Joseff is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Joseff in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 88% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Joseff, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Joseff in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 925 boys in the UK were given Joseff or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #62, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
- Joseph 922
- Joseff 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Joseff in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,142 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
Nicknames for Joseff
Names like Joseff
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob, Joshua, Samuel, Jake, Jordan, Perez, Adam, Jozef, Jesse, Jonah, Jack, James
Other spellings of Joseff
Names related to Joseff
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Ethan, Daniel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi, Eliana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Joseff: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joseff, updated 20 October 2026.