Giuseppe
Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. The feminine form of the name is Giuseppa or Giuseppina.
Meaning & Origin of Giuseppe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. The feminine form of the name is Giuseppa or Giuseppina.
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The Story of Giuseppe
Giuseppe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1905, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 130 Giuseppes were born — ranking #725 that year. As of 2026, Giuseppe ranks #1,621 for baby boys with 106 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 6K Giuseppes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Giuseppe
Giuseppe is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1905 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Giuseppe's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #725. Use the chart and map above to compare Giuseppe's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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