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Yosef Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Yosef?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Yosef, ranked the 723rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Yosef has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #670 was reached in 2017 with 377 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Yosef was less than 5, most recently in 1963.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Yosef occurred roughly during the years 1966-1973, 1974-1978, 1986-1989, 1990-1993, 1995-1999, and 2000-2005.

For a number of years, the name Yosef has steadily increased in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Yosef for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Yosef?

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

The name Yosef still has a solid footing 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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   Yosef (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 328 723
2017 377 670
2016 368 680
2015 353 707
2014 362 690
2013 355 680
2012 346 688
2011 301 752
2010 287 777
2009 306 750
2008 238 885
2007 261 824
2006 234 856
2005 253 779
2004 212 840
2003 179 922
2002 201 830
2001 165 942
2000 143 1,022
1999 177 857
1998 131 1,038
1997 104 1,168
1996 110 1,100
1995 99 1,157
1994 120 1,016
1993 119 1,005
1992 93 1,148
1991 100 1,094
1990 94 1,110
1989 108 984
1988 91 1,040
1987 81 1,066
1986 75 1,086
1985 78 1,049
1984 68 1,097
1983 66 1,106
1982 39 1,595
1981 58 1,206
1980 43 1,476
1979 46 1,389
1978 50 1,286
1977 45 1,365
1976 39 1,449
1975 39 1,427
1974 26 1,828
1973 36 1,433
1972 30 1,601
1971 24 1,862
1970 16 2,397
1969 21 1,861
1968 14 2,311
1967 7 3,554
1966 7 3,533
1965 7 3,537
1964 6 4,027
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1962 8 3,300
1961 9 3,091
1960 12 2,536
1959 9 3,036
1958 11 2,639
1957 6 3,987
1956 8 3,215
1955 10 2,760
1954 7 3,451
1953 8 3,138
1952 7 3,373
1951 6 3,709
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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.