| Name info: About the name Josef in particular | | Gender: | male |
| Languages of use: | German, Hebrew |
| Diminutives: | Joschka, Sepp, Yossi |
| Short forms: | Joe, Sep |
| US 2021 rank: | not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below |
| Similarly written: | Jose, José, Josée, Josefa, Jozef, Józef, József, Yosef, Hosea, Jase Details |
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| Group info: About Joseph/Josepha, the group of names with the same origin as Josef | | Meaning/translation: | He (God) will add |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Info about origin, male: | the name is interpreted as May God add another son |
| | in the Old Testament Joseph is the 11th son of Jacob, advisor to the pharaoh in Egypt, and thus the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel |
| | in the New Testament Joseph is the husband of Maria, the mother of Jesus |
| Words: | yacaph = to add, to increase Hebrew |
| Topics: | 12 Tribes of Israel, New Testament, Old Testament |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:José Guatemala 2022, 1:Yusuf Turkey 2021, 1:Yusif Azerbaijan 2020, 2:Josef Austria 2015, 2:Josip Croatia 2011, 3:József Hungary 2014, 4:Josefa Spain 2015, 6:Josefine Denmark 2017, 7:Joseph USA 2003, 9:Joséphine Paris 2019 |
| Somehow related to: | Giosch |
| Name variants: | Beppina, Fien, Fiene, Giuseppa, Giuseppina, Guiseppa, Guiseppina, Josée, Josefa, Josefin, Josefina, Josefine, Josepha, Josephine, Joséphine, Josette, Josi, Josiane, Josianne, Josie, Josina, Josipa, Jozefien, Jozefina, Nuccia, Pepita, Peppina, Pien, Pinuccia, Beppe, Beppo, Giuseppe, Giuseppino, Giusy, Guiseppe, Isuf, Jo, Jody, Joe, Joep, Joey, Joos, Joscha, Joschka, Jose, José, Josef, Joselito, Joseph, Josip, Joska, Jozef, Józef, József, Jupp, Jusuf, Juuso, Nuccio, Pepe, Pepito, Peppe, Peppino, Peppone, Pino, Pinuccio, Sep, Sepp, Seppi, Usop, Yosef, Yossi, Youcef, Yousef, Youssef, Youssouf, Yusif, Yusuf, Zé, Zef Sortable list Details |
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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Josef | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| Austria | | 1999 56 |
| Austria First | Graph | 2022 56, 2021 58, 2020 52, 2019 60, 2018 60, 2017 57, 2016 48 |
| Austria prevalence | | 2015 2 |
| Czechia prevalence | | 2015 4 |
| Germany prevalence | | 2005 14 |
| Malta | Graph | 2014 12, 2013 24, 2012 15 |
| Norway | Graph | 2021 187, 2019 187, 2017 195 |
| Sweden | Graph | 2022 45, 2021 46, 2020 36, 2019 36, 2018 35, 2017 37, 2016 48, 2015 48, 2014 43, 2013 55, 2012 58, 2011 60, 2010 62, 2009 63, 2008 64, 2007 69, 2006 75, 2005 71, 2004 78, 2003 68, 2002 76, 2001 77, 2000 70, 1999 76, 1998 72 |
| Sweden prevalence | | 2014 99 |
| Switzerland prevalence | | 2013 23 |
| USA decades | | 1990-1999 710 |
| USA yearly | Graph | 2006 974, 2005 843, 2004 917, 2003 893, 2002 848, 2001 795, 2000 813, 1999 737, 1998 757, 1997 799, 1996 820, 1995 826, 1994 790, 1993 810 |
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