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Yosef

/ˈjoʊsəf/ · 100% boys · #665 in the US for boys, 2025

Yosef has been given to about 10,612 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈjoʊsəf/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10,254
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Yosef per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 470
  • Born in 2025413
  • All time10,612
  • England & Wales, 202529

How popular is Yosef?

Yosef ranks 665th among American boys in 2025, with 413 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 470 babies were given the name, ranking 606th. The typical living American called Yosef is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.16% of births.

Names that sound like Yosef

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Josef0.85
  2. Yousef0.82
  3. Yoel0.60
  4. Yusuf0.49

Middle names for Yosef

Ranked by flow score
  1. Yosef Paul0.77
  2. Yosef John0.77
  3. Yosef Blake0.76
  4. Yosef Wade0.76
  5. Yosef Ross0.76
  6. Yosef Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Yosef

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Samirbrother · 0.99
  2. Rivkasister · 0.99
  3. Vincenzobrother · 0.99
  4. Hamzabrother · 0.99
  5. Amarissister · 0.99
  6. Leylasister · 0.99

Where Yosef is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.16%
  2. New York0.11%
  3. Maryland0.03%
  4. Florida0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Yosef Anderson0.77
  2. Yosef White0.72
  3. Yosef Nguyen0.72
  4. Yosef Moore0.72
  5. Yosef Hill0.72
  6. Yosef Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Yosef

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Yosef across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.