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Joseph

JOH-sef

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Mostly a boy name · 0% girls / 100% boys since 1880

All-time babies

2,680,213

since 1880

Girls rank, 2025

#8362

12 babies

Boys rank, 2025

#29

7,303 babies

Peak year (boys)

1956

32,749 babies, #12

Letters

6

2 syllables

Babies named Joseph per year

Popularity rank over time

Meaning & origin

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: He will add; God increases

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