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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 7,223 male babies that were named Joseph in the US, which was 0.42% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Joseph peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1982 with a count of 31,041 babies, which was 1.71% of the total male babies born in the US in 1982.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	30185	1.69
1981	30764	1.72
1982	31041	1.71
1983	30444	1.70
1984	30511	1.69
1985	30219	1.64
1986	28832	1.57
1987	28519	1.53
1988	29019	1.52
1989	29882	1.49
1990	30134	1.47
1991	29839	1.48
1992	27902	1.40
1993	27013	1.38
1994	25732	1.33
1995	25352	1.33
1996	24758	1.31
1997	23603	1.25
1998	23186	1.21
1999	23219	1.21
2000	22843	1.16
2001	22030	1.13
2002	21918	1.13
2003	21392	1.08
2004	20145	1.01
2005	19235	0.96
2006	18467	0.90
2007	17361	0.84
2008	16597	0.81
2009	14949	0.75
2010	13851	0.72
2011	12994	0.68
2012	12589	0.66
2013	12276	0.65
2014	12151	0.63
2015	11528	0.60
2016	10961	0.58
2017	10485	0.57
2018	9677	0.53
2019	9174	0.51
2020	8479	0.49
2021	8155	0.47
2022	7828	0.45
2023	7268	0.43
2024	7223	0.42