Josephus Name Popularity

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How popular is Josephus?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Josephus is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #825 was reached in 1897.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1923 with 28 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Josephus was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Josephus occurred roughly during the years 1912-1915, and 1920-1923.

For a number of years, the name Josephus has been moving downward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Josephus for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Josephus?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Josephus is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Josephus (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		5	13,144
2016		< 5	--
2015		< 5	--
2014		< 5	--
2013		< 5	--
2012		< 5	--
2011		7	10,147
2010		< 5	--
2009		< 5	--
2008		5	13,514
2007		< 5	--
2006		< 5	--
2005		< 5	--
2004		6	10,611
2003		< 5	--
2002		5	11,539
2001		5	11,419
2000		< 5	--
1999		< 5	--
1998		5	10,423
1997		< 5	--
1996		< 5	--
1995		5	9,541
1994		7	7,334
1993		5	9,418
1992		7	7,034
1991		6	7,730
1990		11	4,834
1989		< 5	--
1988		6	6,824
1987		< 5	--
1986		< 5	--
1985		8	4,919
1984		< 5	--
1983		12	3,518
1982		13	3,389
1981		9	4,325
1980		11	3,726
1979		6	5,701
1978		6	5,411
1977		9	3,996
1976		14	2,883
1975		10	3,538
1974		8	4,006
1973		9	3,573
1972		9	3,472
1971		8	3,797
1970		10	3,172
1969		9	3,195
1968		6	3,917
1967		5	4,249
1966		13	2,279
1965		7	3,398
1964		5	4,319
1963		13	2,365
1962		10	2,758
1961		11	2,620
1960		15	2,170
1959		6	3,794
1958		9	2,923
1957		10	2,735
1956		10	2,712
1955		15	2,087
1954		13	2,260
1953		18	1,867
1952		19	1,777
1951		18	1,806
1950		22	1,590
1949		25	1,482
1948		15	1,983
1947		12	2,308
1946		12	2,209
1945		16	1,732
1944		16	1,783
1943		14	2,030
1942		16	1,832
1941		12	2,141
1940		19	1,600
1939		16	1,761
1938		18	1,653
1937		12	2,143
1936		16	1,758
1935		8	2,823
1934		20	1,585
1933		19	1,617
1932		11	2,393
1931		19	1,667
1930		17	1,864
1929		14	2,143
1928		22	1,625
1927		19	1,841
1926		17	1,950
1925		19	1,841
1924		24	1,598
1923		28	1,402
1922		22	1,673
1921		21	1,742
1920		20	1,792
1919		23	1,554
1918		15	2,116
1917		22	1,562
1916		19	1,669
1915		26	1,324
1914		10	2,189
1913		13	1,542
1912		< 5	--
1911		6	1,640
1910		9	1,164
1909		6	1,374
1908		7	1,165
1907		< 5	--
1906		< 5	--
1905		< 5	--
1904		5	1,303
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		5	1,221
1897		8	825
1896		< 5	--
1895		5	1,170
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		6	947
1889		7	848
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		6	905
1885		6	882
1884		5	1,053
1883		5	971
1882		6	896
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.