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Yosef

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

Boy's name · #663 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Yosef has appeared in US records since 1951 — best rank #606 (2024) · 10,612 babies named Yosef all-time · 1 in 4,200 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,900 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 3,900 boys in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 6,900 boys in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Yosefs

• Yosef Haim Brenner — Russian-born Hebrew-language author (1881-1921)
• Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn — Russian orthodox rabbi (1880–1950)
• Yosef Hayyim — Iraqi rabbi
• Yosef Shiloach — Israeli actor (1941–2011)
• Yosef Garfinkel — Israeli archaeologist

In stories & tradition

• Yosef (character) — comics character

What Yosefs become

Among 266 notable people named Yosef:

Business leaders appear 7.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yosef Maiman, German-born Israeli businessman.

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