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YO-zehf
Josef
OriginGerman, Scandinavian, Czech variation of Joseph, Hebrew
Meaning"Jehovah increases"
GenderBoy
US Rank#969
Top 1000
About Josef
The name Josef is currently ranked #969 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #663 in 1984. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in JOSEF, JOSEF, and JOSEF.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,450 | 113 | 58.8 |
| 2015 | #1,710 | 91 | 47.5 |
| 2016 | #1,701 | 92 | 48.5 |
| 2017 | #1,834 | 81 | 43.8 |
| 2018 | #1,814 | 84 | 46.3 |
| 2019 | #1,857 | 81 | 45.1 |
| 2020 | #2,122 | 66 | 38.2 |
| 2021 | #2,046 | 72 | 41.2 |
| 2022 | #2,393 | 59 | 33.8 |
| 2023 | #2,300 | 61 | 35.7 |
| 2024 | #2,286 | 62 | 36 |
| 2025 | #2,860 | 44 | 25.8 |
World rankings
Famous Josefs
- Jonas "Josef" von Sternberg
Austrian,American film director
- Josef Ludwig
Graf von Armansperg, 11th Prime Minister of Greece
- Josef Mysliveček
Czech composer
- Josef Doležal
Czech race walker
- Josef Ertl
German politician
- Josef Hladký
Czech,German medley swimmer
- Josef Abrhám
Czech actor
- Josef Lontscharitsch
Austrian road cyclist
- Josef Zeilbauer
Austrian decathlete
- Josef Suk
Czech composer and violinist
- Josef Strauss
Austrian composer; brother of composer Johann Strauss
- Josef Hoffmann
Austrian architect and designer
- Josef "Seppe" Hügi
Swiss footballer
Josef in pop culture
- Josef Bazhaeu
character on TV's "24"
- "Josef
" 2011 Croatian television movie
Josef in blog posts
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