Josephus peaked in the US in 1897 at #787, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Josephus as a boy’s name Share of babies Rank
Josephus as a boy’s name, US Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.1 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Josephus as a boy’s name, US Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.1 1880 1920 1960 2000 Josephus as a boy’s name, US Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Josephus as a boy’s name, US Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1920 1960 2000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers Year US 2023 #12,239 (5) 2021 #10,799 (6) 2017 #12,246 (5) 2011 #9,600 (7) 2008 #12,553 (5) 2004 #9,948 (6) 2002 #10,667 (5) 2001 #10,556 (5) 1998 #9,631 (5) 1995 #8,868 (5) 1994 #6,968 (7) 1993 #8,700 (5) 1992 #6,670 (7) 1991 #7,271 (6) 1990 #4,673 (11)
The tide so far Peaked in the US in 1897 at #787. First recorded in the US in 1882.