Iosif is a distinctive choice, ranked #953 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Iosif in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#953
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About the Name Iosif
Iosif has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 335 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #690 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2007.
Iosif is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Iosif in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Iosif
Iosif Constantin Drăgan — Iosif Constantin Drăgan was a Romanian and Italian businessman, writer, historian and founder of the ButanGas company.
Iosif Tâlvan — Iosif Ovidiu Tâlvan is a retired Romanian football midfielder.
Iosif Dan — Iosif Dan was a Romanian politician who was a leading figure in the 1989 Romanian Revolution, leading protests in Bucharest in the final days of Nicolae Ceauşescu's 25-year rule.
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 Iosif
Unlikely. With around 32 UK babies named Iosif per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Iosif in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Iosif is declining: down 263 places since 2020, to #953 in 2025. It peaked at #690 in 2020.
Iosif 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 Iosif include: Iosif Tâlvan, Iosif Damaschin and Iosif Vigu. Short summaries for each appear below.
Iosif does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Iosifs in the wild.
32
UK babies named Iosif (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 263 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Iosif
Almost certainly the only Iosif in the class
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UK Popularity (2007–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Iosif
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Iosif Dan was a Romanian politician who was a leading figure in the 1989 Romanian Revolution, leading protests in Bucharest in the final days of Nicolae Ceauşescu's 25-year rule.
Iosif Florianovich Geilman was a Soviet and international expert on sign language, a sign language interpreter and the author of multiple publications used to this day.