5,256,132births recorded
30Countries
14Variants
1937Peak · Ontario
#15Italy 2025
Joseph is a boy name family recorded 5,256,132 times in 30 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Italy (#15 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Ontario in 1937, at 4,733.2 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Jose (Argentina, Montevideo (Uruguay), Spain), Giuseppe (Italy).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Joseph
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph | English | 2,680,213 | 🇺🇸 United States | #29 | 1914 | ▼ 29 % |
| Joseph | English | 380,600 | 🇫🇷 France | #77 | 1900 | ▲ 23 % |
| Joseph | English | 186,098 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #49 | 1937 | ▼ 31 % |
| Joseph | English | 103,070 | 🏴 England & Wales | #59 | 2000 | ▼ 64 % |
| Joseph | English | 19,547 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #64 | 1964 | ▼ 33 % |
| Joseph | English | 14,658 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | #33 | 2005 | – |
| Jose | Spanish | 904,126 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #149 | 1950 | ▼ 52 % |
| Jose | Spanish | 596,732 | 🇺🇸 United States | #95 | 2002 | ▼ 21 % |
| Jose | Spanish | 59,235 | 🇫🇷 France | #760 | 1967 | ▲ 16 % |
| Jose | Spanish | 29,710 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #63 | 1943 | ▼ 50 % |
| Jose | Spanish | 28,919 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #35 | 2002 | – |
| Jose | Spanish | 28,206 | 🇨🇱 Chile | #14 | 1994 | – |
| Giuseppe | Italian | 104,529 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #15 | 1999 | – |
| Giuseppe | Italian | 6,365 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1459 | 1975 | ▲ 21 % |
| Giuseppe | Italian | 4,664 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1033 | 1969 | ▼ 56 % |
| Giuseppe | Italian | 2,525 | 🇫🇷 France | #1501 | 1962 | ▲ 68 % |
| Giuseppe | Italian | 687 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1967 | – |
| Giuseppe | Italian | 645 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1673 | 1923 | ▲ 82 % |
| Josef | German | 9,158 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2833 | 1999 | ▼ 46 % |
| Josef | German | 6,784 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #59 | 1984 | ▲ 25 % |
| Josef | German | 3,273 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #96 | 2005 | ▲ 20 % |
| Josef | German | 1,746 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #37 | 2010 | – |
| Josef | German | 1,393 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1796 | 1999 | ▼ 25 % |
| Josef | German | 370 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1959 | – |
| Yosef | Swedish | 10,612 | 🇺🇸 United States | #663 | 2024 | ▲ 31 % |
| Yosef | Swedish | 645 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #302 | 2010 | ▲ 3 % |
| Yosef | Swedish | 614 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1035 | 2025 | ▲ 27 % |
| Yosef | Swedish | 205 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1033 | 2015 | ▲ 39 % |
| Yosef | Swedish | 186 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2059 | 2011 | ▲ 44 % |
| Yosef | Swedish | 163 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #349 | 2025 | ▲ 193 % |
| Józef | Polish | 7,055 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #45 | 2025 | ▲ 312 % |
| Józef | Polish | 1,201 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5399 | 2005 | ▼ 33 % |
| Józef | Polish | 543 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1406 | 2016 | ▼ 3 % |
| Józef | Polish | 135 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1933 | – |
| Józef | Polish | 94 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #1350 | 1997 | ▲ 16 % |
| Józef | Polish | 42 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – | 2003 | – |
| Jozsef | English | 4,857 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | #55 | 2012 | – |
| Jozsef | English | 141 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2005 | – |
| Jozsef | English | 6 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2019 | – |
| Josep | Catalan | 2,981 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #185 | 2000 | ▼ 43 % |
| Josep | Catalan | 155 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2011 | – |
| Josep | Catalan | 20 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 2006 | – |
| Josep | Catalan | 6 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1959 | – |
| Josep | Catalan | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2003 | – |
| Josse | French | 631 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #900 | 2007 | ▼ 66 % |
| Josse | French | 460 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1994 | – |
| Josse | French | 10 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1991 | – |
| Yoseph | English | 958 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4857 | 2005 | ▼ 21 % |
| Yoseph | English | 24 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2012 | – |
| Yoseph | English | 13 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 2010 | – |
| Yoseph | English | 11 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2017 | – |
| Iosif | Romanian | 458 | 🏴 England & Wales | #953 | 2020 | ▲ 107 % |
| Iosif | Romanian | 195 | 🇫🇷 France | #2492 | 2022 | ▲ 26 % |
| Iosif | Romanian | 51 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #900 | 2024 | – |
| Iosif | Romanian | 49 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10695 | 2023 | new |
| Iosif | Romanian | 32 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #577 | 2022 | new |
| Iosif | Romanian | 32 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – | 2004 | – |
| Yossef | French | 605 | 🇫🇷 France | #1636 | 2018 | ▲ 26 % |
| Yossef | French | 176 | 🇺🇸 United States | #9714 | 2014 | ▲ 31 % |
| Yossef | French | 5 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2015 | – |
| Yossef | French | 5 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 2008 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Joseph ↔ Jose — checked by hand
- Joseph ↔ Giuseppe — checked by hand
- Joseph ↔ Josep — checked by hand
- Joseph ↔ Iosif — checked by hand
- Joseph ↔ Józef — checked by hand
- Joseph ↔ Josef — checked by hand
- Joseph ↔ Yosef — checked by hand
- Yosef ↔ Yoseph — spelling variant
- Yosef ↔ Yossef — spelling variant
- Joseph ↔ Jozsef — spelling variant
- Joseph ↔ Joseff — spelling variant
- Jose ↔ Josse — spelling variant
- Jose ↔ Jože — spelling variant
Questions about Joseph
How popular is the name Joseph?
In 2025 it ranked #15 in Italy. Official registers record 5,256,132 births across 30 countries.
What is Joseph in other languages?
Jose (Spanish); Giuseppe (Italian); Josef (German); Yosef (Swedish); Józef (Polish); Jozsef (English); Josep (Catalan); Josse (French); Yoseph (English); Iosif (Romanian).
When was Joseph most popular?
It peaked in Ontario in 1937, at 4,733.2 births per 100,000.
Is Joseph a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Joseph is a boy name.