Yosef

Hebrew

"Jehovah increases"

Yosef Origin and Meaning

The name Yosef is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Jehovah increases".

A widely used Hebrew form of Joseph, with a sophisticated and continental air.

Yosef Rank in US Top 1000

# 611 in the US

Popularity of the name Yosef

• 611 US 2024
• 506 Future 2028
• 928 England 2019
• 3 Israel 2023

Famous People Named Yosef

• Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn Russian,American Orthodox rabbi, leader of Chabad
• Yosef Elboim Israeli rabbi, leader of the Third Temple movement
• Joseph ben Ephraim Karo medieval Spanish,Ottoman rabbi, author of Shulchan Aruch
• Shmuel Yosef Agnon winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

The name Yosef in Pop Culture

• Yosef Zimmerman from the movie "Holy Rollers"
• Yosef mascot of Appalachian State University

International Variations of the name Yosef

• Yossil Yiddish
• Yosel Yiddish
• Yossel Yiddish