Yoseph
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YOH-sef
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Yoseph is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will add”. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Yoseph mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Yosef; 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.
Meaning borrowed from Yosef. More on Wiktionary.
Is Yoseph a girl's or a boy's name?
Yoseph is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yoseph in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yoseph in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yoseph in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Yoseph in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Yoseph, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Yoseph in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 440 boys in the US were given Yoseph or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #606, up from #4,856 for this spelling alone.
Yoseph in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,615 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3,454 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,711 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,790 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,442 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,842 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,331 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Yoseph
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Noah Yusuf Ethan Jonah Jacob Elijah Caleb Isaac Zion Micah Adam Nathan
Other spellings of Yoseph
More Hebrew names
Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi Eliana Joseph
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, “Yoseph: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yoseph, updated 20 October 2026.