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Boy name Hebrew origin Christian;Jewish tradition

Josef

YO-sef;JO-sef · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
He will add;variant of Joseph
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Germanic;Slavic
Religion
Christian;Jewish
Style era
vintage
Themes
biblical · European
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2286
2024 births62
Peak year1999
First appeared1900
Total US births9,112
1999 peak19001931196219932024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Joe
Alternate spellings
JosephYusef
In other languages
Josef (German/Czech)Joseph (English)

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Notable people named Josef

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