The baby name Joseph appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1956 with 42,980 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Joseph has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 7,039 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1911 | 7,368 |
| 1912 | 12 |
| 1912 | 13,913 |
| 1913 | 16,370 |
| 1914 | 40 |
| 1914 | 21,429 |
| 1915 | 30 |
| 1915 | 26,197 |
| 1916 | 37 |
| 1916 | 27,780 |
| 1917 | 59 |
| 1917 | 29,160 |
| 1918 | 52 |
| 1918 | 31,037 |
| 1919 | 50 |
| 1919 | 28,702 |
| 1920 | 55 |
| 1920 | 30,318 |
| 1921 | 61 |
| 1921 | 30,865 |
| 1922 | 75 |
| 1922 | 30,380 |
| 1923 | 98 |
| 1923 | 30,179 |
| 1924 | 106 |
| 1924 | 29,886 |
| 1925 | 120 |
| 1925 | 28,944 |
| 1926 | 164 |
| 1926 | 28,522 |
| 1927 | 193 |
| 1927 | 27,855 |
| 1928 | 167 |
| 1928 | 26,296 |
| 1929 | 155 |
| 1929 | 24,592 |
| 1930 | 155 |
| 1930 | 25,682 |
| 1931 | 76 |
| 1931 | 22,615 |
| 1932 | 89 |
| 1932 | 21,657 |
| 1933 | 52 |
| 1933 | 20,543 |
| 1934 | 54 |
| 1934 | 20,516 |
| 1935 | 31 |
| 1935 | 20,811 |
| 1936 | 53 |
| 1936 | 21,273 |
| 1937 | 21 |
| 1937 | 21,028 |
| 1938 | 41 |
| 1938 | 20,864 |
| 1939 | 23 |
| 1939 | 20,752 |
| 1940 | 27 |
| 1940 | 22,041 |
| 1941 | 17 |
| 1941 | 23,953 |
| 1942 | 44 |
| 1942 | 26,999 |
| 1943 | 24 |
| 1943 | 27,579 |
| 1944 | 41 |
| 1944 | 25,536 |
| 1945 | 27 |
| 1945 | 25,222 |
| 1946 | 33 |
| 1946 | 24,800 |
| 1947 | 27 |
| 1947 | 27,592 |
| 1948 | 14 |
| 1948 | 35,356 |
| 1949 | 15 |
| 1949 | 34,465 |
| 1950 | 22 |
| 1950 | 35,102 |
| 1951 | 11 |
| 1951 | 35,891 |
| 1952 | 16 |
| 1952 | 36,277 |
| 1953 | 15 |
| 1953 | 38,801 |
| 1954 | 34 |
| 1954 | 39,963 |
| 1955 | 50 |
| 1955 | 41,993 |
| 1956 | 54 |
| 1956 | 42,980 |
| 1957 | 68 |
| 1957 | 40,642 |
| 1958 | 53 |
| 1958 | 38,829 |
| 1959 | 67 |
| 1959 | 34,372 |
| 1960 | 90 |
| 1960 | 35,183 |
| 1961 | 80 |
| 1961 | 34,020 |
| 1962 | 67 |
| 1962 | 34,885 |
| 1963 | 70 |
| 1963 | 35,693 |
| 1964 | 65 |
| 1964 | 34,779 |
| 1965 | 59 |
| 1965 | 34,040 |
| 1966 | 40 |
| 1966 | 31,086 |
| 1967 | 69 |
| 1967 | 29,649 |
| 1968 | 95 |
| 1968 | 29,044 |
| 1969 | 106 |
| 1969 | 30,049 |
| 1970 | 96 |
| 1970 | 29,845 |
| 1971 | 92 |
| 1971 | 27,640 |
| 1972 | 67 |
| 1972 | 25,252 |
| 1973 | 107 |
| 1973 | 23,998 |
| 1974 | 60 |
| 1974 | 24,472 |
| 1975 | 63 |
| 1975 | 24,703 |
| 1976 | 88 |
| 1976 | 26,893 |
| 1977 | 145 |
| 1977 | 33,809 |
| 1978 | 123 |
| 1978 | 31,404 |
| 1979 | 194 |
| 1979 | 33,570 |
| 1980 | 181 |
| 1980 | 36,409 |
| 1981 | 133 |
| 1981 | 32,985 |
| 1982 | 125 |
| 1982 | 33,219 |
| 1983 | 176 |
| 1983 | 34,413 |
| 1984 | 170 |
| 1984 | 32,468 |
| 1985 | 217 |
| 1985 | 29,119 |
| 1986 | 159 |
| 1986 | 34,529 |
| 1987 | 208 |
| 1987 | 30,177 |
| 1988 | 152 |
| 1988 | 30,709 |
| 1989 | 88 |
| 1989 | 31,507 |
| 1990 | 29 |
| 1990 | 31,037 |
| 1991 | 15 |
| 1991 | 30,722 |
| 1992 | 19 |
| 1992 | 31,145 |
| 1993 | 11 |
| 1993 | 30,495 |
| 1994 | 17 |
| 1994 | 29,131 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1995 | 28,134 |
| 1996 | 15 |
| 1996 | 27,031 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1997 | 25,391 |
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1998 | 24,735 |
| 1999 | 19 |
| 1999 | 25,861 |
| 2000 | 24,601 |
| 2001 | 23,428 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2002 | 23,712 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2003 | 22,688 |
| 2004 | 74 |
| 2004 | 22,290 |
| 2005 | 21,902 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2006 | 21,183 |
| 2007 | 18,557 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2008 | 17,866 |
| 2009 | 16,483 |
| 2010 | 14,626 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2011 | 13,910 |
| 2012 | 14,487 |
| 2013 | 14,110 |
| 2014 | 13,424 |
| 2015 | 14,207 |
| 2016 | 14,180 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2017 | 14,119 |
| 2018 | 12,184 |
| 2019 | 11,494 |
| 2020 | 8,110 |
| 2021 | 9,209 |
| 2022 | 8,633 |
| 2023 | 7,812 |
| 2024 | 7,651 |