Giuseppe

“Variant of Joseph — God will add” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1459 in the US (2025) · Retro

Giuseppe reached #726 in 1975 and has eased to #1459 since. About 6,400 boys have carried it since 1905. In New Jersey and New York it runs about 4× its national rate. Gio is a short form of Giuseppe.

Around the world: #14 in Italy (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Giuseppes

Giuseppe Verdi — Italian opera composer (1813–1901)
Giuseppe Garibaldi — Italian general, patriot and republican (1807–1882)
Giuseppe Mazzini — Italian nationalist activist, politician, journalist and philosopher
Giuseppe Conte — Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 to 2021
Giuseppe Piazzi — Italian Catholic priest, mathematician and astronomer (1746–1826)

In stories & tradition

Giuseppe Bergman — fictional human
Giuseppe — La traviata
Giuseppe Hagenbach — La Wally

What Giuseppes become

Among 7,488 notable people named Giuseppe:

Artists & writers appear 1.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Giuseppe Verdi, Italian opera composer (1813–1901).

Similar names: Joe · Judd · Giorgio · Felipe · Eliot · Giovonni

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