Jozef
Jozef or Józef (Polish) are variants of the masculine given name Joseph in several European languages. A selection of people with that name follows.
- Slovak
- Dutch
- Albanian
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Jozef
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jozef or Józef (Polish) are variants of the masculine given name Joseph in several European languages. A selection of people with that name follows.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Slovak
- Dutch
- Albanian
- Polish
- Slovene
The Story of Jozef
Jozef first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2005: 57 births, good for #2,129 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Jozefs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,701 among baby boy names with 16 births, gradually falling (-15%). In total, more than 1K Jozefs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jozef
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About the name Jozef
Jozef is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jozef's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #2,073. Use the chart and map above to compare Jozef'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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