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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 7,303 male babies that were named Joseph in the US, which was 0.43% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Joseph peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1982 with a count of 31,035 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 2025.

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	30761	1.72
1982	31035	1.71
1983	30442	1.70
1984	30513	1.69
1985	30222	1.64
1986	28834	1.57
1987	28516	1.53
1988	29019	1.52
1989	29884	1.49
1990	30137	1.47
1991	29840	1.48
1992	27904	1.40
1993	27014	1.38
1994	25734	1.33
1995	25354	1.33
1996	24758	1.31
1997	23604	1.25
1998	23186	1.21
1999	23220	1.21
2000	22844	1.16
2001	22030	1.13
2002	21920	1.13
2003	21394	1.08
2004	20147	1.01
2005	19241	0.96
2006	18471	0.90
2007	17364	0.84
2008	16599	0.81
2009	14952	0.75
2010	13851	0.72
2011	12995	0.68
2012	12594	0.66
2013	12278	0.65
2014	12155	0.63
2015	11531	0.60
2016	10969	0.58
2017	10488	0.57
2018	9682	0.53
2019	9179	0.51
2020	8486	0.49
2021	8166	0.47
2022	7839	0.45
2023	7279	0.43
2024	7261	0.42
2025	7303	0.43