Is Yosef a boy or girl name?
Yosef is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 466 boys were named Yosef, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 10,192 US babies named Yosef were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #611
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Yosef since 1951
- 10,192
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 466 babies
Boys and girls named Yosef, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 351 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 707 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,148 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,194 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,501 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,128 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 466 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 453 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 420 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 410 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 379 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 393 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 356 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 377 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 370 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 353 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 362 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 356 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 346 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 301 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 287 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 306 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 238 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 261 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 234 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 253 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 213 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 179 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 201 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 166 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 143 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 177 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 131 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 104 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 110 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 99 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 120 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 120 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 93 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 100 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 94 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 108 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 91 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 81 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 78 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 66 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 39 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 58 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 46 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 50 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 45 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,397 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,860 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,311 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,553 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,534 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,536 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #4,035 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,302 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,095 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,534 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #3,036 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,640 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,993 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,212 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,760 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,451 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,142 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,370 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,707 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Yosef reached #611 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Yosef
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.