Is Josef a boy or girl name?
Josef is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 62 boys were named Josef, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 9,112 US babies named Josef were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,286
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Josef since 1900
- 9,112
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 220 babies
Boys and girls named Josef, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 173 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 162 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 172 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 335 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 555 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,026 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,559 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,788 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,833 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,011 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 320 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,300 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 59 | #2,393 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 72 | #2,046 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,122 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 81 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 84 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 81 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 92 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 91 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 113 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 108 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 95 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 137 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 129 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 125 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 157 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 165 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 191 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 218 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 185 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 188 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 195 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 211 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 198 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 220 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 211 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 183 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 175 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 168 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 179 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 170 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 163 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 154 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 165 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 156 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 177 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 164 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 159 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 172 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 170 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 130 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 149 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 131 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 151 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 161 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 123 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 119 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 96 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 107 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 80 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 78 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 80 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 89 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 93 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 65 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 73 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 41 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 53 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 66 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 58 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 54 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 41 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 51 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 53 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 37 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 45 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 49 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 41 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 25 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 29 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 21 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 23 | #1,565 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,737 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 21 | #1,677 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,337 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,266 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,141 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,638 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,739 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,053 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,674 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 21 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,527 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,293 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,703 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,004 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 24 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,561 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 28 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 24 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,824 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 11 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Josef reached #663 in 1984. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Josef
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.