How Many People Are Named Jospeh?
An estimated 1,348 people in the United States have the first name Jospeh. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Jospeh peaked in popularity in 1988 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jospeh as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jospeh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,348
About 1 in 254,269 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1988
79 births
Total Registered
1,518
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jospeh
Jospeh is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,518 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jospeh as a male name
Ranked #10,202 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1988 (79 births)
Jospeh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jospeh span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 527 babies were registered. Jospeh has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jospeh by Decade
How has Jospeh tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jospeh by State
Birth registrations for Jospeh span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania. On average, about 21 Jospehs were registered per state.
Jospeh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jospeh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jospeh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jospeh?
We estimate approximately 1,348 people named Jospeh are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 254,269 Americans share this first name.
Is Jospeh a common name?
Jospeh is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,518 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jospeh most popular?
Jospeh reached peak popularity in 1988, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jospeh is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jospeh a male name?
Jospeh is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jospeh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jospeh Smith, Jospeh Johnson, Jospeh Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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