Josephus is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1923 and has since faded.
Josephus is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Josephus was first reported in SSA data in 1882 and peaked in 1923 (28 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #13,132 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #11,398 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #13,187 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #10,160 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #13,526 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #10,619 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #11,546 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #11,425 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #10,428 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #9,541 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,335 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #9,419 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #7,034 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #7,731 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #4,834 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,827 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #4,920 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #3,519 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #3,395 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #4,328 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #3,728 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,700 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,412 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #3,997 |
| 1976 | 14 | — | #2,883 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #3,539 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #4,008 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #3,573 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #3,477 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #3,799 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #3,172 |
| 1969 | 9 | — | #3,194 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,920 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,254 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | #2,281 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #3,398 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #4,326 |
| 1963 | 13 | — | #2,366 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #2,759 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | #2,624 |
| 1960 | 15 | — | #2,169 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #3,797 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | #2,926 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | #2,738 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | #2,711 |
| 1955 | 15 | — | #2,093 |
| 1954 | 13 | — | #2,259 |
| 1953 | 18 | — | #1,868 |
| 1952 | 19 | — | #1,777 |
| 1951 | 18 | — | #1,805 |
| 1950 | 22 | — | #1,590 |
| 1949 | 25 | — | #1,482 |
| 1948 | 15 | — | #1,983 |
| 1947 | 12 | — | #2,309 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,208 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | #1,733 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | #1,784 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | #2,030 |
| 1942 | 16 | — | #1,835 |
| 1941 | 12 | — | #2,142 |
| 1940 | 19 | — | #1,600 |
| 1939 | 16 | — | #1,760 |
| 1938 | 18 | — | #1,653 |
| 1937 | 12 | — | #2,141 |
| 1936 | 16 | — | #1,759 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | #2,823 |
| 1934 | 20 | — | #1,585 |
| 1933 | 19 | — | #1,617 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #2,392 |
| 1931 | 19 | — | #1,666 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | #1,864 |
| 1929 | 14 | — | #2,144 |
| 1928 | 22 | — | #1,625 |
| 1927 | 19 | — | #1,842 |
| 1926 | 17 | — | #1,950 |
| 1925 | 19 | — | #1,841 |
| 1924 | 24 | — | #1,598 |
| 1923 | 28 | — | #1,402 |
| 1922 | 22 | — | #1,673 |
| 1921 | 21 | — | #1,742 |
| 1920 | 20 | — | #1,792 |
| 1919 | 23 | — | #1,554 |
| 1918 | 15 | — | #2,116 |
| 1917 | 22 | — | #1,562 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | #1,669 |
| 1915 | 26 | — | #1,324 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | #2,189 |
| 1913 | 13 | — | #1,542 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | #1,640 |
| 1910 | 9 | — | #1,164 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | #1,374 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | #1,165 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #1,303 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,221 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | #825 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,170 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #947 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | #848 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | #905 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | #882 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | #1,053 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | #971 |
| 1882 | 6 | — | #896 |