Joseph · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Joseph, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	110
1881	109
1882	56
1883	151
1884	70
1885	105
1886	55
1887	89
1888	101
1889	39
1890	58
1891	59
1892	61
1893	122
1894	76
1895	98
1896	101
1897	85
1898	89
1899	82
1900	47
1901	58
1902	30
1903	50
1904	65
1905	75
1906	71
1907	38
1908	63
1909	86
1910	73
1911	67
1912	79
1913	61
1914	91
1915	70
1916	74
1917	87
1918	78
1919	79
1920	93
1921	97
1922	87
1923	88
1924	108
1925	108
1926	136
1927	140
1928	158
1929	142
1930	125
1931	105
1932	97
1933	99
1934	83
1935	72
1936	67
1937	57
1938	68
1939	55
1940	56
1941	55
1942	58
1943	47
1944	62
1945	44
1946	39
1947	38
1948	41
1949	33
1950	37
1951	29
1952	37
1953	32
1954	39
1955	43
1956	41
1957	45
1958	40
1959	45
1960	59
1961	55
1962	53
1963	71
1964	63
1965	68
1966	59
1967	74
1968	82
1969	91
1970	79
1971	89
1972	84
1973	92
1974	84
1975	91
1976	97
1977	115
1978	118
1979	130
1980	131
1981	112
1982	116
1983	126
1984	125
1985	132
1986	121
1987	125
1988	102
1989	75
1990	44
1991	47
1992	37
1993	37
1994	43
1995	35
1996	30
1997	26
1998	28
1999	25
2000	13
2001	15
2002	19
2003	17
2004	56
2005	19
2006	15
2007	15
2008	16
2009	11
2010	9
2011	13
2012	9
2013	11
2014	3
2015	7
2016	7
2017	11
2018	9
2019	10
2020	6
2021	5
2022	5
2023	7
2024	3
2025	7

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Joseph isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Joseph

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 12
Rank in 2025: #8,362
How rare: 1 in 133,938 girls
Since 1880: 10,723

Most popular in 1928, at 158 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 11% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.