Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Joesph isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Joesph through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,662
- 15,650 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 320 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,399 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,399 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 320 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,432 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 22,935 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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