Over the past 110 years, 5 626 girls and 2 532 162 boys have been named Joseph. The name Joseph ranks 1743th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Joseph in 1911. The peak of popularity of the name Joseph came in the 1920s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.