How popular is “Joseph” in the USA?
Number of people named “Joseph” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Joseph” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Joseph” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Joseph” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Joseph” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Joseph” by birth year
This chart shows how “Joseph” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1880 | 2642 | 0.013112703 | 10 | 2632 | -99% |
1881 | 2466 | 0.012797891 | 10 | 2456 | -99% |
1882 | 2676 | 0.012079464 | 6 | 2670 | -100% |
1883 | 2532 | 0.011671161 | 17 | 2515 | -99% |
1884 | 2716 | 0.011155791 | 9 | 2707 | -99% |
1885 | 2554 | 0.010603935 | 14 | 2540 | -99% |
1886 | 2602 | 0.010191252 | 8 | 2594 | -99% |
1887 | 2469 | 0.009980072 | 13 | 2456 | -99% |
1888 | 3011 | 0.010054295 | 18 | 2993 | -99% |
1889 | 2736 | 0.009468897 | 7 | 2729 | -99% |
1890 | 2681 | 0.008895126 | 11 | 2670 | -99% |
1891 | 2583 | 0.009010297 | 11 | 2572 | -99% |
1892 | 3077 | 0.009202271 | 13 | 3064 | -99% |
1893 | 3023 | 0.009295161 | 26 | 2997 | -98% |
1894 | 2994 | 0.008839943 | 17 | 2977 | -99% |
1895 | 3015 | 0.00858923 | 23 | 2992 | -98% |
1896 | 3075 | 0.008601784 | 24 | 3051 | -98% |
1897 | 2847 | 0.008205628 | 20 | 2827 | -99% |
1898 | 3194 | 0.008373203 | 23 | 3171 | -99% |
1899 | 2698 | 0.007953213 | 19 | 2679 | -99% |
1900 | 3728 | 0.008279679 | 14 | 3714 | -99% |
1901 | 2780 | 0.00803905 | 14 | 2766 | -99% |
1902 | 3106 | 0.00803138 | 8 | 3098 | -99% |
1903 | 3134 | 0.008221363 | 13 | 3121 | -99% |
1904 | 3309 | 0.008201049 | 18 | 3291 | -99% |
1905 | 3324 | 0.007841028 | 22 | 3302 | -99% |
1906 | 3548 | 0.008280993 | 21 | 3527 | -99% |
1907 | 3856 | 0.008285507 | 12 | 3844 | -99% |
1908 | 4183 | 0.008560319 | 21 | 4162 | -99% |
1909 | 4378 | 0.008563761 | 30 | 4348 | -99% |
1910 | 5257 | 0.008899445 | 29 | 5228 | -99% |
1911 | 6516 | 0.010113646 | 28 | 6488 | -99% |
1912 | 12106 | 0.01225228 | 44 | 12062 | -99% |
1913 | 14509 | 0.012759528 | 38 | 14471 | -99% |
1914 | 18898 | 0.013342785 | 69 | 18829 | -99% |
1915 | 23120 | 0.012617126 | 69 | 23051 | -99% |
1916 | 23960 | 0.012386174 | 77 | 23883 | -99% |
1917 | 24855 | 0.012385698 | 94 | 24761 | -99% |
1918 | 26351 | 0.012137098 | 90 | 26261 | -99% |
1919 | 24355 | 0.011541303 | 89 | 24266 | -99% |
1920 | 25699 | 0.011357957 | 112 | 25587 | -99% |
1921 | 26302 | 0.011266638 | 120 | 26182 | -99% |
1922 | 25803 | 0.011271845 | 104 | 25699 | -99% |
1923 | 25667 | 0.011147526 | 106 | 25561 | -99% |
1924 | 25556 | 0.010730542 | 135 | 25421 | -99% |
1925 | 24745 | 0.010605128 | 132 | 24613 | -99% |
1926 | 23917 | 0.010417279 | 161 | 23756 | -99% |
1927 | 23673 | 0.010206691 | 167 | 23506 | -99% |
1928 | 22501 | 0.00995213 | 182 | 22319 | -98% |
1929 | 21325 | 0.009727884 | 159 | 21166 | -99% |
1930 | 21119 | 0.009498994 | 141 | 20978 | -99% |
1931 | 19439 | 0.009237457 | 112 | 19327 | -99% |
1932 | 18671 | 0.008843459 | 104 | 18567 | -99% |
1933 | 17261 | 0.008632951 | 100 | 17161 | -99% |
1934 | 17197 | 0.008280519 | 87 | 17110 | -99% |
1935 | 17258 | 0.008257922 | 76 | 17182 | -99% |
1936 | 17522 | 0.008433928 | 70 | 17452 | -99% |
1937 | 17383 | 0.008158612 | 61 | 17322 | -99% |
1938 | 17815 | 0.008051716 | 75 | 17740 | -99% |
1939 | 17783 | 0.008070621 | 60 | 17723 | -99% |
1940 | 18270 | 0.007934381 | 64 | 18206 | -99% |
1941 | 19874 | 0.008157191 | 66 | 19808 | -99% |
1942 | 22508 | 0.008239383 | 79 | 22429 | -99% |
1943 | 22891 | 0.008110025 | 65 | 22826 | -99% |
1944 | 21257 | 0.007902066 | 82 | 21175 | -99% |
1945 | 20880 | 0.007870724 | 58 | 20822 | -99% |
1946 | 24344 | 0.007618747 | 61 | 24283 | -99% |
1947 | 27587 | 0.007658248 | 68 | 27519 | -100% |
1948 | 26872 | 0.007783332 | 69 | 26803 | -99% |
1949 | 26460 | 0.007593108 | 56 | 26404 | -100% |
1950 | 27085 | 0.007731132 | 64 | 27021 | -100% |
1951 | 28202 | 0.007655846 | 52 | 28150 | -100% |
1952 | 28579 | 0.007524738 | 68 | 28511 | -100% |
1953 | 29327 | 0.007610263 | 61 | 29266 | -100% |
1954 | 31301 | 0.007863222 | 76 | 31225 | -100% |
1955 | 31667 | 0.00788711 | 84 | 31583 | -99% |
1956 | 32833 | 0.007963303 | 83 | 32750 | -99% |
1957 | 31943 | 0.007601744 | 93 | 31850 | -99% |
1958 | 30187 | 0.007301689 | 81 | 30106 | -99% |
1959 | 29619 | 0.007125569 | 92 | 29527 | -99% |
1960 | 29860 | 0.007188389 | 120 | 29740 | -99% |
1961 | 29568 | 0.007138662 | 112 | 29456 | -99% |
1962 | 30190 | 0.007482364 | 105 | 30085 | -99% |
1963 | 30213 | 0.00763276 | 137 | 30076 | -99% |
1964 | 30678 | 0.007891317 | 118 | 30560 | -99% |
1965 | 28757 | 0.007931913 | 120 | 28637 | -99% |
1966 | 27084 | 0.007792676 | 100 | 26984 | -99% |
1967 | 26053 | 0.007674197 | 122 | 25931 | -99% |
1968 | 25528 | 0.007556322 | 134 | 25394 | -99% |
1969 | 26334 | 0.007577369 | 154 | 26180 | -99% |
1970 | 26858 | 0.007447105 | 138 | 26720 | -99% |
1971 | 24664 | 0.007185886 | 148 | 24516 | -99% |
1972 | 22585 | 0.007185769 | 128 | 22457 | -99% |
1973 | 21461 | 0.007113707 | 134 | 21327 | -99% |
1974 | 21958 | 0.007223026 | 124 | 21834 | -99% |
1975 | 22258 | 0.007371729 | 132 | 22126 | -99% |
1976 | 24197 | 0.00797446 | 142 | 24055 | -99% |
1977 | 26663 | 0.008394063 | 176 | 26487 | -99% |
1978 | 26845 | 0.008458261 | 180 | 26665 | -99% |
1979 | 28862 | 0.008675184 | 209 | 28653 | -99% |
1980 | 30401 | 0.00882598 | 217 | 30184 | -99% |
1981 | 30951 | 0.008947098 | 186 | 30765 | -99% |
1982 | 31236 | 0.008904369 | 196 | 31040 | -99% |
1983 | 30659 | 0.008852601 | 211 | 30448 | -99% |
1984 | 30722 | 0.008806257 | 211 | 30511 | -99% |
1985 | 30446 | 0.008530741 | 227 | 30219 | -99% |
1986 | 29042 | 0.00816487 | 208 | 28834 | -99% |
1987 | 28736 | 0.007970068 | 217 | 28519 | -98% |
1988 | 29199 | 0.007902598 | 182 | 29017 | -99% |
1989 | 30021 | 0.007809159 | 139 | 29882 | -99% |
1990 | 30213 | 0.007644512 | 84 | 30129 | -99% |
1991 | 29926 | 0.00768301 | 88 | 29838 | -99% |
1992 | 27969 | 0.007281546 | 68 | 27901 | -100% |
1993 | 27080 | 0.007182767 | 67 | 27013 | -100% |
1994 | 25807 | 0.006942066 | 77 | 25730 | -99% |
1995 | 25411 | 0.006939067 | 62 | 25349 | -100% |
1996 | 24808 | 0.006802221 | 52 | 24756 | -100% |
1997 | 23646 | 0.006521897 | 45 | 23601 | -100% |
1998 | 23235 | 0.006317141 | 50 | 23185 | -100% |
1999 | 23262 | 0.006297668 | 44 | 23218 | -100% |
2000 | 22867 | 0.006049805 | 24 | 22843 | -100% |
2001 | 22053 | 0.005891379 | 27 | 22026 | -100% |
2002 | 21951 | 0.005872183 | 35 | 21916 | -100% |
2003 | 21416 | 0.005632801 | 31 | 21385 | -100% |
2004 | 20245 | 0.00529886 | 103 | 20142 | -99% |
2005 | 19268 | 0.005011774 | 36 | 19232 | -100% |
2006 | 18492 | 0.004674661 | 29 | 18463 | -100% |
2007 | 17384 | 0.004348982 | 28 | 17356 | -100% |
2008 | 16625 | 0.004230174 | 30 | 16595 | -100% |
2009 | 14965 | 0.003918058 | 20 | 14945 | -100% |
2010 | 13867 | 0.003752761 | 16 | 13851 | -100% |
2011 | 13015 | 0.003558779 | 23 | 12992 | -100% |
2012 | 12603 | 0.0034466 | 16 | 12587 | -100% |
2013 | 12294 | 0.003373023 | 20 | 12274 | -100% |
2014 | 12151 | 0.003279254 | 6 | 12145 | -100% |
2015 | 11538 | 0.003118506 | 12 | 11526 | -100% |
2016 | 10970 | 0.00299112 | 13 | 10957 | -100% |
2017 | 10498 | 0.002936736 | 19 | 10479 | -100% |
2018 | 9684 | 0.002755716 | 15 | 9669 | -100% |
2019 | 9178 | 0.002645879 | 16 | 9162 | -100% |
2020 | 8474 | 0.002538764 | 9 | 8465 | -100% |
2021 | 8154 | 0.002409085 | 8 | 8146 | -100% |
2022 | 7820 | 0.002314561 | 9 | 7811 | -100% |
2023 | 7249 | 0.002198501 | 12 | 7237 | -100% |