Joseph is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #29 in 2025.
Joseph is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #29 among boys (7,303) and #8,591 among girls (12) — overall #42 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,315 | 7,326 | #8,591 | #29 |
| 2024 | 7,266 | 7,278 | #16,373 | #32 |
| 2023 | 7,291 | 7,314 | #8,707 | #29 |
| 2022 | 7,848 | 7,868 | #10,764 | #30 |
| 2021 | 8,174 | 8,194 | #11,594 | #28 |
| 2020 | 8,495 | 8,520 | #10,659 | #26 |
| 2019 | 9,195 | 9,230 | #7,169 | #24 |
| 2018 | 9,697 | 9,735 | #7,558 | #23 |
| 2017 | 10,507 | 10,546 | #6,397 | #18 |
| 2016 | 10,982 | 11,026 | #8,611 | #20 |
| 2015 | 11,543 | 11,611 | #9,203 | #21 |
| 2014 | 12,161 | 12,229 | #15,505 | #20 |
| 2013 | 12,298 | 12,370 | #6,353 | #20 |
| 2012 | 12,610 | 12,729 | #7,618 | #19 |
| 2011 | 13,018 | 13,124 | #5,828 | #22 |
| 2010 | 13,867 | 14,018 | #7,696 | #20 |
| 2009 | 14,972 | 15,149 | #6,675 | #15 |
| 2008 | 16,629 | 16,782 | #4,948 | #13 |
| 2007 | 17,392 | 17,557 | #5,163 | #13 |
| 2006 | 18,500 | 18,718 | #4,882 | #11 |
| 2005 | 19,277 | 19,536 | #3,992 | #9 |
| 2004 | 20,250 | 20,467 | #1,843 | #9 |
| 2003 | 21,425 | 21,709 | #4,255 | #6 |
| 2002 | 21,955 | 22,220 | #3,762 | #7 |
| 2001 | 22,057 | 22,369 | #4,502 | #8 |
| 2000 | 22,868 | 23,181 | #4,875 | #8 |
| 1999 | 23,264 | 23,573 | #3,020 | #8 |
| 1998 | 23,236 | 23,538 | #2,709 | #11 |
| 1997 | 23,649 | — | #2,749 | #12 |
| 1996 | 24,810 | — | #2,463 | #12 |
| 1995 | 25,416 | — | #2,168 | #12 |
| 1994 | 25,811 | — | #1,845 | #11 |
| 1993 | 27,081 | — | #2,054 | #12 |
| 1992 | 27,972 | — | #2,017 | #11 |
| 1991 | 29,928 | — | #1,685 | #9 |
| 1990 | 30,221 | — | #1,746 | #10 |
| 1989 | 30,023 | — | #1,180 | #11 |
| 1988 | 29,201 | — | #931 | #12 |
| 1987 | 28,733 | — | #808 | #12 |
| 1986 | 29,042 | — | #807 | #12 |
| 1985 | 30,449 | — | #755 | #10 |
| 1984 | 30,724 | — | #764 | #10 |
| 1983 | 30,653 | — | #763 | #11 |
| 1982 | 31,231 | — | #811 | #11 |
| 1981 | 30,947 | — | #841 | #11 |
| 1980 | 30,402 | — | #763 | #10 |
| 1979 | 28,863 | — | #770 | #11 |
| 1978 | 26,843 | — | #828 | #10 |
| 1977 | 26,659 | — | #845 | #10 |
| 1976 | 24,197 | — | #921 | #12 |
| 1975 | 22,257 | — | #955 | #12 |
| 1974 | 21,958 | — | #988 | #12 |
| 1973 | 21,460 | — | #922 | #12 |
| 1972 | 22,582 | — | #952 | #12 |
| 1971 | 24,665 | — | #898 | #15 |
| 1970 | 26,852 | — | #930 | #16 |
| 1969 | 26,327 | — | #835 | #15 |
| 1968 | 25,530 | — | #890 | #16 |
| 1967 | 26,048 | — | #932 | #15 |
| 1966 | 27,081 | — | #1,045 | #15 |
| 1965 | 28,750 | — | #926 | #11 |
| 1964 | 30,695 | — | #974 | #11 |
| 1963 | 30,214 | — | #895 | #13 |
| 1962 | 30,195 | — | #1,054 | #13 |
| 1961 | 29,562 | — | #1,033 | #12 |
| 1960 | 29,869 | — | #978 | #12 |
| 1959 | 29,631 | — | #1,117 | #13 |
| 1958 | 30,195 | — | #1,192 | #12 |
| 1957 | 31,944 | — | #1,087 | #12 |
| 1956 | 32,832 | — | #1,136 | #12 |
| 1955 | 31,673 | — | #1,096 | #13 |
| 1954 | 31,297 | — | #1,137 | #13 |
| 1953 | 29,330 | — | #1,243 | #13 |
| 1952 | 28,578 | — | #1,150 | #12 |
| 1951 | 28,199 | — | #1,297 | #14 |
| 1950 | 27,086 | — | #1,157 | #13 |
| 1949 | 26,464 | — | #1,213 | #14 |
| 1948 | 26,870 | — | #1,063 | #13 |
| 1947 | 27,588 | — | #1,080 | #14 |
| 1946 | 24,345 | — | #1,094 | #14 |
| 1945 | 20,881 | — | #1,019 | #14 |
| 1944 | 21,258 | — | #842 | #13 |
| 1943 | 22,893 | — | #989 | #13 |
| 1942 | 22,508 | — | #868 | #11 |
| 1941 | 19,874 | — | #908 | #12 |
| 1940 | 18,272 | — | #897 | #12 |
| 1939 | 17,782 | — | #910 | #12 |
| 1938 | 17,817 | — | #816 | #12 |
| 1937 | 17,383 | — | #886 | #12 |
| 1936 | 17,523 | — | #808 | #11 |
| 1935 | 17,257 | — | #776 | #10 |
| 1934 | 17,198 | — | #715 | #10 |
| 1933 | 17,262 | — | #658 | #9 |
| 1932 | 18,670 | — | #660 | #9 |
| 1931 | 19,438 | — | #627 | #9 |
| 1930 | 21,122 | — | #576 | #9 |
| 1929 | 21,324 | — | #540 | #9 |
| 1928 | 22,504 | — | #513 | #9 |
| 1927 | 23,670 | — | #548 | #9 |
| 1926 | 23,917 | — | #564 | #8 |
| 1925 | 24,745 | — | #638 | #7 |
| 1924 | 25,556 | — | #646 | #7 |
| 1923 | 25,667 | — | #709 | #7 |
| 1922 | 25,803 | — | #715 | #7 |
| 1921 | 26,302 | — | #676 | #7 |
| 1920 | 25,699 | — | #688 | #7 |
| 1919 | 24,355 | — | #749 | #7 |
| 1918 | 26,351 | — | #752 | #7 |
| 1917 | 24,855 | — | #718 | #5 |
| 1916 | 23,960 | — | #783 | #5 |
| 1915 | 23,120 | — | #793 | #5 |
| 1914 | 18,898 | — | #696 | #5 |
| 1913 | 14,509 | — | #860 | #5 |
| 1912 | 12,106 | — | #760 | #5 |
| 1911 | 6,516 | — | #820 | #6 |
| 1910 | 5,257 | — | #802 | #6 |
| 1909 | 4,378 | — | #737 | #6 |
| 1908 | 4,183 | — | #865 | #6 |
| 1907 | 3,856 | — | #1,171 | #7 |
| 1906 | 3,548 | — | #810 | #7 |
| 1905 | 3,324 | — | #790 | #7 |
| 1904 | 3,309 | — | #864 | #7 |
| 1903 | 3,134 | — | #1,002 | #6 |
| 1902 | 3,106 | — | #1,381 | #7 |
| 1901 | 2,780 | — | #900 | #6 |
| 1900 | 3,728 | — | #1,031 | #7 |
| 1899 | 2,698 | — | #740 | #6 |
| 1898 | 3,194 | — | #686 | #6 |
| 1897 | 2,847 | — | #706 | #6 |
| 1896 | 3,075 | — | #645 | #6 |
| 1895 | 3,015 | — | #651 | #7 |
| 1894 | 2,994 | — | #730 | #6 |
| 1893 | 3,023 | — | #557 | #6 |
| 1892 | 3,077 | — | #847 | #7 |
| 1891 | 2,583 | — | #866 | #7 |
| 1890 | 2,681 | — | #853 | #7 |
| 1889 | 2,736 | — | #1,074 | #7 |
| 1888 | 3,011 | — | #602 | #7 |
| 1887 | 2,469 | — | #649 | #7 |
| 1886 | 2,602 | — | #863 | #7 |
| 1885 | 2,554 | — | #593 | #7 |
| 1884 | 2,716 | — | #766 | #7 |
| 1883 | 2,532 | — | #471 | #7 |
| 1882 | 2,676 | — | #854 | #7 |
| 1881 | 2,466 | — | #560 | #7 |
| 1880 | 2,642 | — | #562 | #7 |