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Josef

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What official birth registration shows about Josef: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #283 to #2546.200020052010201520202025#283#2546
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#285
1997#301
1998#317
1999#283
2000#298
2001#333
2002#363
2003#317
2004#391
2005#445
2006#490
2007#501
2008#613
2009#682
2010#721
2011#852
2012#866
2013#910
2014#1281
2015#1159
2016#914
2017#1339
2018#958
2019#1745
2020#1723
2021#1595
2022#1609
2023#2546
2024#2443
2025#1798

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 70 of the 80 years from 1946 to 2025.

In 2025: #236 among boys in Norway, #1798 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1946–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #274 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #189 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1798 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1946 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #189 in Norway in 2021.

Josef's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#179814HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#24439HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#25468HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#160915HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#159515HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#172313HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#174513HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#95830HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#133919HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#91433HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#115923HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#128120HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#91032HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#86635HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#85234HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#72142HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#68244HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#61351HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#50165HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#49062HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#44563HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#39172HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#31788HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#36367HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#33378HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#29892HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#28396HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#31780HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#30187HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#2813HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#23618HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#23918HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#25217HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#25116HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#18924HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#27313HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#20225HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#20226HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#19627HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#23522HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#22024HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#24720HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#23921HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#25519HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#24920HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#29815HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#25919HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#30814HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#32412HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#25818HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#30612HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#29113HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#35310HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#25616HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#32311HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#30713HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#3869HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4277HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#26118HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4816HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#34312HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#31014HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#29815HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#37810HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5805HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#6264HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#6244HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5905HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5346HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#4678HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4449HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5386HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#6254HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6464HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4688HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#6244HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5445HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5565HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5655HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#6184HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5605HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5794HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5255HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5005HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#3699HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#5005HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#3409HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3677HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#4654HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#4304HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3646HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#3915HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#3586HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#3615HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#27110HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#3117HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#3256HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#2998HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#3386HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#27410HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#4228HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Josef is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Josef, between 1946 and 2025, in 70 of those 80 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2021England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1999Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: highest position in 2002Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201319462025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1946–202570#189 in 2021
England and Wales1996–202530#283 in 1999
Northern Ireland20021#281 in 2002
Republic of Ireland20131#422 in 2013

Its high point came 22 years earlier in England and Wales (1999) than in Norway (2021).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1962; it appears again in 1966.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Josef

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1946–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1946 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #189 in Norway in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.