Masculine dossier · first seen 1900
Josef
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1999
Peak era
1999
Peak births
220
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Josef
How many people are named Josef?
An estimated 8,065 living Americans are named Josef.
How rare is Josef?
Josef is very rare among babies today, with 44 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 80% from its 1999 peak.
How old is the typical Josef?
The median age of a living American named Josef is approximately 31 years, with most bearers falling between 21 and 44 years old.
Is Josef still popular?
Not especially. Josef has been declining since its 1999 peak and registered 44 births in 2025.
Where is Josef most common?
Josef has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.8× more often than the national baseline.
1900Peak 19992025
Peak year
1999
Decline from peak
80%
2025
44
All-time
9,158
Where it lives now
Josef is most concentrated in New York — about 3.8× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Josef is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.