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Joseph Unworldly • Kind • Perfectionist
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Biblical Name For Virgin Mary's Husband. Its Common Nickname Is "Joe"".".
Joseph Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.6%
Male
0.4%
Female
Joseph is predominantly a boys name, with 0.4% of Josephs being girls, and 99.6% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 2636148 males named Joseph, and 10667 females given the name
Popularity of Joseph by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Joseph in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Joseph: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Joseph' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Joseph in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Joseph's average ranking is 345.55, with it's highest ever rank being #. Joseph has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 27 times, and has reached the top hundred names 141 times.
Joseph has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 2646815 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Joseph gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1912, when it's usage went up by 120.58%. During this year, 12062 babies were named Joseph, which was 1.262% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 1.373%, in this year alone more than 33000 boys were named Joseph.
Popular 'J' Names for Boys
Boys names starting with 'J'
Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with J. These boys names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'J' names, their over all rank among all boy names, the total number of baby boys expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of boys given this name.
| Name | 'J-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | 1. | 8. | 14776 | 0.408% |
| Jacob | 2. | 11. | 14416 | 0.398% |
| Jackson | 3. | 24. | 11210 | 0.31% |
| Joseph | 4. | 28. | 10823 | 0.299% |
| Jayden | 5. | 37. | 10063 | 0.278% |
| John | 6. | 39. | 9952 | 0.275% |
| Joshua | 7. | 47. | 9138 | 0.253% |
| Jack | 8. | 53. | 8367 | 0.231% |
| Julian | 9. | 54. | 8333 | 0.23% |
| Jaxon | 10. | 56. | 8054 | 0.223% |
| Josiah | 11. | 76. | 6928 | 0.191% |
| Jonathan | 12. | 77. | 6914 | 0.191% |
| Jeremiah | 13. | 81. | 6546 | 0.181% |
| Jordan | 14. | 101. | 5589 | 0.154% |
| Jace | 15. | 115. | 5169 | 0.143% |
| Jose | 16. | 118. | 5089 | 0.141% |
| Jaxson | 17. | 126. | 4868 | 0.135% |
| Jason | 18. | 128. | 4851 | 0.134% |
| Justin | 19. | 192. | 3542 | 0.098% |
| Juan | 20. | 208. | 3331 | 0.092% |