Yosef
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YOH-sef
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,102 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #663 for boys
Yosef is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will add”. In 2025 it ranked 1,102nd for boys in the UK (29 babies) and 663rd for boys in the US (413 babies).
What does Yosef mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew form of Joseph
“he will add”
The Hebrew form of Joseph, the son of Jacob famed for his coat and his interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Yosef a girl's or a boy's name?
Yosef is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 boys in the UK and 413 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yosef in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,102among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were named Yosef, making it the 1,102nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 2013, with 32 boys.
2025 had more boys named Yosef than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Yosef in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 32 boys in the UK were given Yosef or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #908, up from #1,102 for this spelling alone.
- Yosef 29
- Yosif 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales.
Yosef in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,102 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 28 | #1,131 |
| 2022 | 26 | #1,157 |
| 2021 | 24 | #1,227 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 32 | #994 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 28 | #1,115 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,090 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 32 | #979 |
| 2012 | 29 | #1,051 |
| 2011 | 26 | #1,095 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,085 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,086 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,020 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,180 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Yosef in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #663among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 413about 1 in 4,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 413 boys in the US were named Yosef, making it the 663rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 678th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 470 boys. It first appears in the records in 1951.
Half of all the boys named Yosef in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 440 boys in the US were given Yosef or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #606, up from #663 for this spelling alone.
Yosef in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 413 | #663 |
| 2024 | 470 | #606 |
| 2023 | 454 | #617 |
| 2022 | 421 | #654 |
| 2021 | 410 | #660 |
| 2020 | 379 | #678 |
| 2019 | 394 | #667 |
| 2018 | 356 | #685 |
| 2017 | 377 | #670 |
| 2016 | 370 | #680 |
| 2015 | 353 | #708 |
| 2014 | 362 | #690 |
| 2013 | 356 | #676 |
| 2012 | 346 | #683 |
| 2011 | 301 | #752 |
| 2010 | 287 | #773 |
| 2009 | 306 | #749 |
| 2008 | 238 | #882 |
| 2007 | 261 | #820 |
| 2006 | 234 | #857 |
| 2005 | 253 | #778 |
| 2004 | 213 | #834 |
| 2003 | 179 | #920 |
| 2002 | 201 | #829 |
| 2001 | 166 | #935 |
| 2000 | 143 | #1,019 |
| 1999 | 177 | #853 |
| 1998 | 131 | #1,029 |
| 1997 | 104 | #1,164 |
| 1996 | 110 | #1,091 |
| 1995 | 99 | #1,147 |
| 1994 | 120 | #1,009 |
| 1993 | 120 | #988 |
| 1992 | 93 | #1,138 |
| 1991 | 100 | #1,082 |
| 1990 | 94 | #1,098 |
| 1989 | 108 | #977 |
| 1988 | 91 | #1,030 |
| 1987 | 81 | #1,061 |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,074 |
| 1985 | 78 | #1,042 |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,083 |
| 1983 | 66 | #1,095 |
| 1982 | 39 | #1,562 |
| 1981 | 58 | #1,199 |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,449 |
| 1979 | 46 | #1,370 |
| 1978 | 50 | #1,272 |
| 1977 | 45 | #1,356 |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,427 |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,407 |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,790 |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,400 |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,566 |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,822 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,292 |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,809 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,421 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,557 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,174 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,904 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,092 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
Names like Yosef
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yusuf Noah Caleb Zion Musa Jonah Yunus Jude Luca Asher Micah Ezra
Other spellings of Yosef
Names related to Yosef
More Hebrew names
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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, “Yosef: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yosef, updated 20 October 2026.