Jozef
Jozef was the 5493rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1918, when it ranked 2117th; the most babies were born in 2005 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,666 places. More babies were named Jozef in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Joseph) 'God will add / increase' · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #5,493 boys, down 872 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200557 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,201babies recorded
What does the name Jozef mean?
Jozef is a spelling of Joseph, pronounced the same way, so it shares Joseph's meaning and origin.
Joseph is a Hebrew name, glossed by DMNES as 'God will increase'. In Genesis 30:24 Rachel names him with the wish that God add another son. Its bearers include Jacob's son Joseph in Genesis and Joseph, husband of Mary, in the New Testament. It has been common in Christian Europe since the Middle Ages.
יוֹסֵף (Biblical Hebrew, “Yosef, 'may he add'”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joseph'
- Hebrew Bible, Genesis 30.24, JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition, with translator's note (via Sefaria)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (names.zip, yob*.txt), team3 computation
- Wikidata item Q471788
- Wiktionary, entry 'Joseph'
Jozef popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,493 | 17 |
| 2020 | #4,621 | 21 |
| 2010 | #4,761 | 20 |
| 2000 | #2,950 | 30 |
| 1990 | #4,545 | 12 |
| 1980 | #3,176 | 14 |
| 1970 | #3,669 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,354 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jozef, counting every spelling?
Jozef is a spelling of Joseph, a name family that ranked #33 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,493 for Jozef on its own. Together these spellings went to 7,364 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph | 7,303 | #29 | 37,848 |
| Josef | 44 | #2,860 | 299 |
| Jozef | 17 | #5,493 | 88 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jozef?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jozef (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jozef born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jozef.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jozef?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Jozef are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 14 and 31. That makes Jozef mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Jozef by state
How common Jozef was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jozef: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jozef, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jozef
What does Jozef mean?
Jozef is a spelling of Joseph, which means “'God will add / increase'” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jozef?
Jozef was the 5493rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1918, when it ranked 2117th; the most babies were born in 2005 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,666 places. More babies were named Jozef in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jozef a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jozef in the US.
Where is Jozef most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jozef was most common in Illinois (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and California.