How Many People Are Named Yosef?
An estimated 10,012 people in the United States have the first name Yosef. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Yosef peaked in popularity in 2024 with 466 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yosef 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 Yosef paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,012
About 1 in 34,234 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2024
466 births
Total Registered
10,192
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yosef
Yosef is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10,192 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yosef as a male name
Ranked #611 in 2024
466 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (466 births)
Yosef: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yosef span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,501 babies were registered. While Yosef is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yosef by Decade
How has Yosef 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.
Yosef by State
Birth registrations for Yosef span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Colorado, North Carolina, Minnesota. On average, about 548 Yosefs were registered per state.
Yosef + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yosef as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yosef: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yosef?
We estimate approximately 10,012 people named Yosef 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 34,234 Americans share this first name.
Is Yosef a common name?
Yosef is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,192 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yosef most popular?
Yosef reached peak popularity in 2024, when 466 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yosef is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yosef a male name?
Yosef is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yosef Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yosef Smith, Yosef Johnson, Yosef 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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