Josef has been given to about 9,158 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Its best year was 1999, when 220 babies were given the name, ranking 738th. The typical living American called Josef is about 32 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.