Giuseppe is a distinctive choice, ranked #2440 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Giuseppe in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2440
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About the Name Giuseppe
Giuseppe has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 264 places in five years. It was most popular in 2000 at #651 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Giuseppe is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Giuseppe in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Giuseppe
Giuseppe Caprio โ Giuseppe Caprio, was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Giuseppe Conte โ Giuseppe Conte is an Italian jurist, academic, and politician who served as prime minister of Italy from June 2018 to February 2021.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Giuseppe
Unlikely. With around 9 UK babies named Giuseppe per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Giuseppe in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Giuseppe is declining: down 615 places since 2020, to #2,440 in 2025. It peaked at #651 in 2000.
Giuseppe is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Giuseppe include: Giuseppe Conte and Giuseppe Marotta. Short summaries for each appear below.
Giuseppe does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Giuseppes in the wild.
9
UK babies named Giuseppe (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 615 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Giuseppe
Almost certainly the only Giuseppe in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Giuseppe
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian politician, lawyer, journalist, philosopher, and political activist who worked for the unification of Italy (Risorgimento) and was a spearhead of the Italian revolutionary movement.
Giuseppe Adami was an Italian librettist, playwright and music critic who was best known for his collaboration with Giacomo Puccini on the operas La rondine, Il tabarro and Turandot.