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Yosef

Yosef holds the #663 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 413 newborn boys in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#606 nationally, 470 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1951. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#76 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#663
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#606
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
413
boys named Yosef

Yosef popularity, 1880–2025

0.007%0.015%0.022%0.029%18801900192019401960198020002020#606 in 2024
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Yosef is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025MI—New York: #98 (179 boys, 0.21% of boys born 2025)NY#98Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025IA—Illinois: #870 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#870Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025IN—Ohio: #940 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#940Pennsylvania: #1094 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1094New Jersey: #76 (117 boys, 0.29% of boys born 2025)NJ#76Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025CT—California: #1150 (17 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1150Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025VA—Maryland: #364 (14 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)MD#364Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Yosef in 2025HI—Texas: #2285 (6 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#2285Florida: #754 (20 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#754
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#76), New York (#98), Maryland (#364)

Uniqueness score

46/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Yosef in the most recent year of SSA data.

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