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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 198 male babies that were named Joseph in Massachusetts, which was 0.74% of the total number of male babies born in Massachusetts in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Joseph peaked as a male baby name in Massachusetts in 1990 with a count of 977 babies, which was 2.22% of the total male babies born in Massachusetts in 1990.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	780	2.24
1981	873	2.44
1982	861	2.37
1983	846	2.33
1984	881	2.36
1985	919	2.34
1986	893	2.28
1987	866	2.12
1988	914	2.20
1989	972	2.22
1990	977	2.22
1991	904	2.18
1992	875	2.14
1993	796	2.02
1994	825	2.14
1995	833	2.21
1996	780	2.10
1997	717	1.98
1998	658	1.79
1999	681	1.88
2000	665	1.84
2001	597	1.68
2002	639	1.80
2003	582	1.66
2004	532	1.56
2005	498	1.52
2006	472	1.43
2007	415	1.26
2008	400	1.25
2009	349	1.12
2010	318	1.06
2011	322	1.07
2012	339	1.14
2013	282	0.96
2014	324	1.08
2015	294	1.00
2016	240	0.82
2017	263	0.91
2018	241	0.85
2019	242	0.86
2020	206	0.77
2021	210	0.74
2022	233	0.84
2023	185	0.68
2024	198	0.74