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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Josephus

Josephus was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 825th; the most babies were born in 1923 (28). More babies were named Josephus in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192328 babies
Total since 1880
1,211babies recorded

Josephus popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#4,83411
1980#3,72811
1970#3,17210
1960#2,16915
1950#1,59022
1940#1,60019
1930#1,86417
1920#1,79220
1910#1,1649
1900——
1890#9476
1880——

How popular is Josephus, counting every spelling?

Josephus has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Josephus?

About 500 people born in the US named Josephus are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 44 and 74. That makes Josephus a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Josephus by state

How common Josephus was among boys born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesSC0.11District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Josephus, boys, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Josephus: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Josephus, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Josephus

How popular is the name Josephus?

Josephus was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 825th; the most babies were born in 1923 (28). More babies were named Josephus in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Josephus a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Josephus in the US.

Where was Josephus most popular?

In 1921–1925, Josephus was most common in South Carolina (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Georgia.