Yosef is a distinctive choice, ranked #1162 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Yosef in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1162
US Rank #611
About the Name Yosef
Yosef is holding steady in the rankings at #1162. It reached its peak of #908 in 2019 and has maintained consistent levels since — the hallmark of a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Yosef is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #611, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Yosef
Unlikely. With around 24 UK babies named Yosef per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yosef in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yosef has held a stable position around #1162 for several years. It reached its recorded peak of #908 in 2019 and has maintained consistent levels since — suggesting lasting rather than trend-driven appeal.
Yosef is more popular in the US (#611) than in the UK (#1162). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Yosef include: Yosef Abramowitz — Yosef Abramowitz is an Israeli-American environmentalist, solar energy pioneer and activist.; Jwan Yosef — Jwan Yosef is a Syrian-Swedish painter and artist.; Yosef Mendelevitch — Yosef Mendelevitch (or Mendelovitch) is a refusenik from the former Soviet Union, also known as a "Prisoner of Zion" and now a politically unaffiliated rabbi....
Yosef ranks #611 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
24
UK babies named Yosef (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 12 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yosef
Likely around 1 other Yosef in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Yosef Abramowitz is an Israeli-American environmentalist, solar energy pioneer and activist. He is president and CEO of Gigawatt Global (Energiya Global Capital), as well as co-founder of the Arava Power Company and the NGO Gigawatt Impact.
Shlomo Joseph Burg was a German-born Israeli politician. In 1949, he was elected to the first Knesset and served in many ministerial positions for the next 40 years.
Yosef Mendelevitch (or Mendelovitch) is a refusenik from the former Soviet Union, also known as a "Prisoner of Zion" and now a politically unaffiliated rabbi living in Jerusalem who gained fame for his adherence to Judaism and public attempts to emigrate to Israel at a time when it was against the law in the USSR.
Ovadia Yosef (Hebrew: עובדיה יוסף, romanized: Ovadya Yosef, Arabic: عبد الله يوسف, romanized: ‘Abd Allāh Yūsuf; September 24, 1920 – October 7, 2013), also known as Maran (Hebrew: מרן; lit. 'Our Master'), was an Iraqi-born Talmudic scholar, hakham, posek, and the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1972 to 1983.
The Yosef family is an Israeli family noted for prominent Mizrahi Rabbis, and for its involvement in Israeli politics through the Shas political party. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973-1983 and founder of Shas, was considered the pre-eminent leader of Mizrahi Jews during and after his lifetime.
Yosef ben Shmuel ha-Levi ha-Nagid (Joseph ibn Naghrela, or Joseph ha-Nagid; Hebrew: רבי יהוסף בן שמואל הלוי הנגיד Ribbi Yehosef ben Shemu'el ha-Lewi ha-Nagid; Arabic: ابو حسين بن النغريلة Abu Hussein bin Naghrela; Arabic: اأو حسين بن ٱلنغريلة, translit. Abū Ḥusayn ibn Naghrīla; 15 September 1035 – 30 December 1066) was a Jewish rabbi, scholar, poet and statesman in the Taifa of Granada in al-Andalus, and one of the early Rishonim of the post-Geonic period.
Yosef Hayim (Iraqi Hebrew: Yoseph Ḥayyim; Hebrew: יוסף חיים מבגדאד; or Yosef Chaim) was a leading Baghdadi hakham (Sephardi rabbi), authority on halakha (Jewish law), and Master Kabbalist. He is best known as author of the work on halakha Ben Ish Ḥai (בן איש חי) ("Son of Man (who) Lives"), a collection of the laws of everyday life interspersed with mystical insights and customs, addressed to the masses and arranged by the weekly Torah portion.