Boy name Amharic origin Christian tradition

Yosef

YOH-sef · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Amharic form of Joseph.
Language
Amharic
Culture
Amharic/Ethiopian
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#611
2024 births466
Peak year2024
First appeared1951
Total US births10,192
2024 peak19511969198820062024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Yos
Alternate spellings
Yusuf
In other languages
Joseph

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