Trend of the Popularity of Joseph as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 745 male babies that were named Joseph in California, which was 0.42% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Joseph peaked as a male baby name in California in 1990 with a count of 3,580 babies, which was 1.23% of the total male babies born in California in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Joseph, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Joseph.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Joseph in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Joseph in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Joseph from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Joseph as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2825	1.47
1981	3040	1.51
1982	3057	1.49
1983	3097	1.50
1984	3018	1.42
1985	3054	1.37
1986	3012	1.32
1987	3130	1.31
1988	3267	1.30
1989	3427	1.28
1990	3580	1.23
1991	3556	1.24
1992	3271	1.15
1993	3125	1.14
1994	3114	1.17
1995	3140	1.21
1996	3046	1.20
1997	2885	1.18
1998	2952	1.21
1999	2823	1.17
2000	2780	1.12
2001	2730	1.12
2002	2704	1.10
2003	2733	1.09
2004	2449	0.97
2005	2554	1.00
2006	2379	0.91
2007	2313	0.89
2008	2215	0.87
2009	2093	0.86
2010	1860	0.80
2011	1762	0.77
2012	1646	0.71
2013	1542	0.68
2014	1485	0.64
2015	1539	0.68
2016	1435	0.64
2017	1324	0.61
2018	1174	0.57
2019	1057	0.52
2020	1004	0.53
2021	883	0.47
2022	794	0.42
2023	737	0.41
2024	745	0.42