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Jozef

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

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

Jozef: Recorded since 1949, it reached #195 in 1958, and it stood at #1,406 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #914 to #1986.200020052010201520202025#914#1986
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#1168
1997#914
1998#958
1999#1027
2000#953
2001#1202
2002#1190
2003#1092
2004#1160
2005#1135
2006#1168
2007#1169
2008#1124
2009#1749
2010#1109
2011#1447
2012#1051
2013#1183
2014#1421
2015#1121
2016#1022
2017#1289
2018#1061
2019#1986
2020#1192
2021#1391
2022#1314
2023#1407
2024#1758
2025#1406

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 38 of the 71 years from 1949 to 2019.

In 2024: #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1758 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1949–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #327 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1949–2019

    Highest recorded position: #195 among boys in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1949–2019).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1406 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 3 regions, from 1949 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #195 in Norway in 1958.

Jozef'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#140619HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#175814HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#140718HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#131420HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#139118HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#119222HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#198611HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#106126HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#128920HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#102228HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#112124HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#142117HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#118321HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#105126HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#144716HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#110924HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#174912HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#112422HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#116920HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#116818HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#113518HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#116016HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#109216HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#119013HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#120212HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#95316HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#102714HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#95815HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#91416HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#116811HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#5054HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5854HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#6274HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#6254HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5356HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#6234HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5825HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5526HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#41610HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#33013HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4698HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#4678HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#33913HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#40010HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5126HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5266HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#32114HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#25420HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#33113HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#32513HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#28016HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4188HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#26715HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#22721HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#26715HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#24418HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#23817HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#20921HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#20821HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#21618HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#23216HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#21517HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#19520HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#3248HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#20619HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#27210HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#2809HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#3276HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#6604HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7643HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#7203HighVerified

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

Where Jozef is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Jozef, between 1949 and 2025, in 67 of those 77 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.

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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
Norway1949–201938#195 in 1958
England and Wales1996–202530#914 in 1997
Republic of Ireland2010–20246#660 in 2023

Its high point came 65 years earlier in Norway (1958) than in Republic of Ireland (2023).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1949; it appears again in 1954.

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

What is known about Jozef

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1949–2025.
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 3 regions, from 1949 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #195 in Norway in 1958. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.