Yosef is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Yosef is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #665 for boy births in the United States (and #1,345 across all names), given to 413 babies. Yosef was first reported in SSA data in 1951 and peaked in 2024 (470 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 413 | 413 | #665 |
| 2024 | 470 | 470 | #606 |
| 2023 | 454 | 454 | #618 |
| 2022 | 421 | 421 | #655 |
| 2021 | 410 | 410 | #663 |
| 2020 | 379 | 379 | #679 |
| 2019 | 394 | 394 | #668 |
| 2018 | 356 | 356 | #686 |
| 2017 | 377 | 377 | #674 |
| 2016 | 370 | 370 | #680 |
| 2015 | 353 | 358 | #709 |
| 2014 | 362 | 362 | #691 |
| 2013 | 356 | 362 | #678 |
| 2012 | 346 | 346 | #689 |
| 2011 | 301 | 301 | #753 |
| 2010 | 287 | 287 | #778 |
| 2009 | 306 | 306 | #750 |
| 2008 | 238 | 243 | #885 |
| 2007 | 261 | 261 | #824 |
| 2006 | 234 | 234 | #858 |
| 2005 | 253 | 253 | #779 |
| 2004 | 213 | 213 | #837 |
| 2003 | 179 | 179 | #923 |
| 2002 | 201 | 201 | #831 |
| 2001 | 166 | 166 | #940 |
| 2000 | 143 | 143 | #1,024 |
| 1999 | 177 | 177 | #858 |
| 1998 | 131 | 131 | #1,038 |
| 1997 | 104 | — | #1,168 |
| 1996 | 110 | — | #1,100 |
| 1995 | 99 | — | #1,158 |
| 1994 | 120 | — | #1,016 |
| 1993 | 120 | — | #999 |
| 1992 | 93 | — | #1,148 |
| 1991 | 100 | — | #1,094 |
| 1990 | 94 | — | #1,110 |
| 1989 | 108 | — | #984 |
| 1988 | 91 | — | #1,040 |
| 1987 | 81 | — | #1,066 |
| 1986 | 75 | — | #1,087 |
| 1985 | 78 | — | #1,049 |
| 1984 | 68 | — | #1,095 |
| 1983 | 66 | — | #1,106 |
| 1982 | 39 | — | #1,595 |
| 1981 | 58 | — | #1,206 |
| 1980 | 43 | — | #1,474 |
| 1979 | 46 | — | #1,389 |
| 1978 | 50 | — | #1,285 |
| 1977 | 45 | — | #1,366 |
| 1976 | 39 | — | #1,451 |
| 1975 | 39 | — | #1,427 |
| 1974 | 26 | — | #1,831 |
| 1973 | 36 | — | #1,434 |
| 1972 | 30 | — | #1,601 |
| 1971 | 24 | — | #1,861 |
| 1970 | 16 | — | #2,397 |
| 1969 | 21 | — | #1,860 |
| 1968 | 14 | — | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #3,554 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #4,037 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | #3,094 |
| 1960 | 12 | — | #2,533 |
| 1959 | 9 | — | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | #2,640 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #3,212 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | #2,761 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #3,451 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #3,370 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #3,707 |