Names / Boy names
Joseph
Current rank
#29
and easing
All-time peak
#5
in 1917
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
2.7 million
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5 in 1917 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. God will increase. Stateside, it first appears in 1880. It currently ranks #29 and is easing off its highs. It peaked in 1917 at #5. Over 2.7 million have carried it since records began.