Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Joseph
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1956
Peak era
1956
Peak births
32,749
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Joseph
How many people are named Joseph?
An estimated 1.6 million living Americans are named Joseph.
How rare is Joseph?
Joseph is still widely used among babies today, with 7,303 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 77.7% from its 1956 peak.
How old is the typical Joseph?
The median age of a living American named Joseph is approximately 44 years, with most bearers falling between 29 and 61 years old.
Is Joseph still popular?
Somewhat. Joseph has been declining since its 1956 peak and registered 7,303 births in 2025.
Where is Joseph most common?
Joseph has its strongest geographic signal in Rhode Island, where it appears 2.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19562025
Peak year
1956
Decline from peak
77.7%
2025
7,303
All-time
2,669,490
Where it lives now
Joseph is most concentrated in Rhode Island — about 2.8× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Joseph is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.