Iosif is a distinctive choice, ranked #1025 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Iosif in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1025
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Iosif
Unlikely. With around 29 UK babies named Iosif per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Iosif in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Iosif has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 335 places in the last five years. Its peak was #690 in 2020. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
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 Ovidiu Tâlvan is a retired Romanian football midfielder.; Iosif Damaschin — Iosif Damaschin is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward.; Iosif Vigu — Iosif Vigu is a Romanian former footballer who played as a left back..
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.
29
UK babies named Iosif (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 335 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
Likely around 1 other Iosif in the class
UK Popularity (2007–2024)
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 Constantin Drăgan was a Romanian and Italian businessman, writer, historian and founder of the ButanGas company. In 2005, he was the second-wealthiest Romanian, according to the Romanian financial magazine Capital, having a wealth estimated at $850 million.
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 was born in Bucharest.
Iosif Damaschin is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward. During his period spent at Rapid București in a match from Cupa României which ended with a 3–2 loss against Steaua Bucureşti with Damaschin scoring his team's second goal, Rapid's fans suspected that Steaua was being helped to win by the referees because of the influence of Valentin Ceaușescu who was a fan of the team and son of the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, so the fans started to chant: "Noi vi-l dăm pe Damaschin, voi ni-l dați pe Valentin!" ( "We give you Damaschin, you give us Valentin!").
Iosif Nemes was a Romanian rugby union player. He was part of the Romanian team that won the bronze medal in the rugby tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Iosif Chișinevschi was a Romanian communist politician. A leading ideologue of the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) from 1944 to 1957, he served as head of its Agitprop Department from 1948 to 1952 and was in charge of propaganda and culture from 1952 to 1955.
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. Also, he was the founder and first director of the first All-Russian Educational Center for the Deaf known as LRC (Leningrad Rehabilitation Center), where hearing-impaired from all across the USSR came to receive higher education or trade skills.