Joseph
On this page
Origin and meaning
Name: Joseph (jo-seph)
Gender: Unisex
Popularity in 2024: #28
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: God Will Increase
Origin: English
Meaning: God shall add (another son)
Origin and Meaning: Joseph is a Hebrew name derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, which means “he will add”.
Etymology: The name Joseph is derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, which is composed of two elements: yosef (he will add) and el (God).
Derived: Joseph is also the anglicized form of the Latin name Iosephus, which is derived from the Greek name Iosephos.
History of Name: Joseph is a biblical name, first appearing in the Old Testament as the eleventh son of Jacob. He was sold into slavery by his brothers, but eventually rose to become the second-in-command of Egypt.
Style of the Name: Joseph is a classic name that has been popular for centuries. It is a strong, masculine name that is still widely used today.
Symbolism of the Name: Joseph is a symbol of faith, perseverance, and resilience. He is also a symbol of hope, as he was able to overcome adversity and rise to a position of power.
Pronunciation
Say: 🔊
IPA: /d͡ʒˈo͡ʊsəf/
Syllables: jo-seph
Joseph's luck prospects
| Destiny | Excellent | ★★★★★ |
| Friendship | Average | ★★★ |
| Love | Excellent | ★★★★★ |
| Family | Average | ★★★ |
| Money | Excellent | ★★★★★ |
| Health | Average | ★★★ |
Personality traits of name Joseph
- Competitive
- Kind
- Strong-willed
- Logical
- Ambitious
- Tardy
- Erratic
Astrology of name Joseph
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Element: Earth
Ruling planet: Uranus
Lucky metal: Palladium
| Lucky gemstones: |
|
| Lucky colors: | Emerald Liliak Black |
Totem pet: Rabbit
Totem animal: Koala
Totem plant: Forget-me-not
Totem tree: Mulberry
Lucky weekday: Monday
Favorable month: November
Lucky numbers: 5, 11, 35
Lucky days of the month: 3, 7, 8
Unlucky number: 1
Hobbies: water skiing/jet skiing, embroidery, travel and travel planning
Careers: Medicine, Business Services, Transport
Health issues: Bones, nails and teeth will lose strength and can feel the pain
Letters count: 6
Numerology of name Joseph
Name popularity
Male
Raw data
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 7 | 2632 |
| 1881 | 7 | 2456 |
| 1882 | 7 | 2670 |
| 1883 | 7 | 2515 |
| 1884 | 7 | 2707 |
| 1885 | 7 | 2540 |
| 1886 | 7 | 2594 |
| 1887 | 7 | 2456 |
| 1888 | 7 | 2993 |
| 1889 | 7 | 2729 |
| 1890 | 7 | 2670 |
| 1891 | 7 | 2572 |
| 1892 | 7 | 3064 |
| 1893 | 6 | 2997 |
| 1894 | 6 | 2977 |
| 1895 | 7 | 2992 |
| 1896 | 6 | 3051 |
| 1897 | 6 | 2827 |
| 1898 | 6 | 3171 |
| 1899 | 6 | 2679 |
| 1900 | 7 | 3714 |
| 1901 | 6 | 2766 |
| 1902 | 7 | 3098 |
| 1903 | 6 | 3121 |
| 1904 | 7 | 3291 |
| 1905 | 7 | 3302 |
| 1906 | 7 | 3527 |
| 1907 | 7 | 3844 |
| 1908 | 6 | 4162 |
| 1909 | 6 | 4348 |
| 1910 | 6 | 5228 |
| 1911 | 6 | 6488 |
| 1912 | 5 | 12062 |
| 1913 | 5 | 14471 |
| 1914 | 5 | 18829 |
| 1915 | 5 | 23051 |
| 1916 | 5 | 23883 |
| 1917 | 5 | 24762 |
| 1918 | 7 | 26262 |
| 1919 | 7 | 24265 |
| 1920 | 7 | 25588 |
| 1921 | 7 | 26182 |
| 1922 | 7 | 25699 |
| 1923 | 7 | 25562 |
| 1924 | 7 | 25420 |
| 1925 | 7 | 24614 |
| 1926 | 8 | 23761 |
| 1927 | 9 | 23502 |
| 1928 | 9 | 22320 |
| 1929 | 9 | 21166 |
| 1930 | 9 | 20980 |
| 1931 | 9 | 19330 |
| 1932 | 9 | 18566 |
| 1933 | 9 | 17162 |
| 1934 | 10 | 17107 |
| 1935 | 10 | 17180 |
| 1936 | 11 | 17456 |
| 1937 | 12 | 17321 |
| 1938 | 12 | 17739 |
| 1939 | 12 | 17719 |
| 1940 | 12 | 18209 |
| 1941 | 12 | 19805 |
| 1942 | 11 | 22426 |
| 1943 | 13 | 22829 |
| 1944 | 13 | 21175 |
| 1945 | 14 | 20821 |
| 1946 | 14 | 24279 |
| 1947 | 14 | 27515 |
| 1948 | 13 | 26806 |
| 1949 | 14 | 26404 |
| 1950 | 13 | 27022 |
| 1951 | 14 | 28156 |
| 1952 | 12 | 28507 |
| 1953 | 13 | 29268 |
| 1954 | 13 | 31224 |
| 1955 | 13 | 31585 |
| 1956 | 12 | 32759 |
| 1957 | 12 | 31812 |
| 1958 | 12 | 30103 |
| 1959 | 13 | 29535 |
| 1960 | 12 | 29744 |
| 1961 | 12 | 29451 |
| 1962 | 13 | 30080 |
| 1963 | 13 | 30090 |
| 1964 | 11 | 30562 |
| 1965 | 11 | 28645 |
| 1966 | 15 | 26991 |
| 1967 | 15 | 25931 |
| 1968 | 16 | 25401 |
| 1969 | 15 | 26188 |
| 1970 | 16 | 26727 |
| 1971 | 15 | 24522 |
| 1972 | 12 | 22468 |
| 1973 | 12 | 21338 |
| 1974 | 12 | 21834 |
| 1975 | 12 | 22135 |
| 1976 | 12 | 24067 |
| 1977 | 10 | 26496 |
| 1978 | 10 | 26669 |
| 1979 | 11 | 28666 |
| 1980 | 10 | 30200 |
| 1981 | 11 | 30774 |
| 1982 | 11 | 31054 |
| 1983 | 11 | 30467 |
| 1984 | 10 | 30517 |
| 1985 | 10 | 30220 |
| 1986 | 12 | 28837 |
| 1987 | 12 | 28523 |
| 1988 | 12 | 29013 |
| 1989 | 11 | 29880 |
| 1990 | 10 | 30129 |
| 1991 | 9 | 29834 |
| 1992 | 11 | 27900 |
| 1993 | 12 | 27012 |
| 1994 | 11 | 25729 |
| 1995 | 11 | 25345 |
| 1996 | 12 | 24756 |
| 1997 | 12 | 23599 |
| 1998 | 11 | 23184 |
| 1999 | 8 | 23215 |
| 2000 | 8 | 22840 |
| 2001 | 8 | 22020 |
| 2002 | 7 | 21908 |
| 2003 | 6 | 21377 |
| 2004 | 9 | 20136 |
| 2005 | 9 | 19227 |
| 2006 | 11 | 18456 |
| 2007 | 13 | 17344 |
| 2008 | 13 | 16587 |
| 2009 | 15 | 14934 |
| 2010 | 20 | 13844 |
| 2011 | 22 | 12981 |
| 2012 | 19 | 12579 |
| 2013 | 20 | 12263 |
| 2014 | 20 | 12134 |
| 2015 | 21 | 11513 |
| 2016 | 20 | 10947 |
| 2017 | 19 | 10461 |
| 2018 | 23 | 9650 |
| 2019 | 24 | 9125 |
| 2020 | 26 | 8430 |
| 2021 | 28 | 8067 |
Female
Raw data
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 288 | 26 |
| 1895 | 307 | 23 |
| 1896 | 309 | 24 |
| 1898 | 321 | 23 |
| 1905 | 340 | 22 |
| 1906 | 339 | 21 |
| 1908 | 361 | 21 |
| 1909 | 363 | 30 |
| 1910 | 384 | 29 |
| 1911 | 388 | 28 |
| 1912 | 428 | 44 |
| 1913 | 447 | 38 |
| 1914 | 447 | 69 |
| 1915 | 495 | 69 |
| 1916 | 501 | 77 |
| 1917 | 489 | 94 |
| 1918 | 504 | 90 |
| 1919 | 511 | 89 |
| 1920 | 501 | 112 |
| 1921 | 490 | 120 |
| 1922 | 497 | 104 |
| 1923 | 508 | 106 |
| 1924 | 483 | 135 |
| 1925 | 489 | 132 |
| 1926 | 454 | 161 |
| 1927 | 450 | 167 |
| 1928 | 437 | 182 |
| 1929 | 443 | 159 |
| 1930 | 456 | 141 |
| 1931 | 474 | 112 |
| 1932 | 485 | 104 |
| 1933 | 478 | 100 |
| 1934 | 484 | 87 |
| 1935 | 505 | 76 |
| 1936 | 503 | 70 |
| 1937 | 530 | 61 |
| 1938 | 517 | 75 |
| 1939 | 524 | 60 |
| 1940 | 533 | 64 |
| 1941 | 534 | 66 |
| 1942 | 551 | 79 |
| 1943 | 567 | 66 |
| 1944 | 548 | 81 |
| 1945 | 561 | 58 |
| 1946 | 600 | 61 |
| 1947 | 620 | 68 |
| 1948 | 619 | 69 |
| 1949 | 626 | 56 |
| 1950 | 618 | 64 |
| 1951 | 645 | 53 |
| 1952 | 629 | 68 |
| 1953 | 643 | 60 |
| 1954 | 649 | 76 |
| 1955 | 649 | 85 |
| 1956 | 665 | 83 |
| 1957 | 676 | 94 |
| 1958 | 691 | 81 |
| 1959 | 677 | 92 |
| 1960 | 659 | 120 |
| 1961 | 674 | 112 |
| 1962 | 669 | 105 |
| 1963 | 650 | 137 |
| 1964 | 669 | 118 |
| 1965 | 644 | 120 |
| 1966 | 650 | 100 |
| 1967 | 632 | 122 |
| 1968 | 621 | 134 |
| 1969 | 611 | 154 |
| 1970 | 648 | 138 |
| 1971 | 632 | 148 |
| 1972 | 627 | 128 |
| 1973 | 616 | 134 |
| 1974 | 625 | 124 |
| 1975 | 629 | 132 |
| 1976 | 610 | 142 |
| 1977 | 602 | 176 |
| 1978 | 590 | 180 |
| 1979 | 582 | 209 |
| 1980 | 584 | 217 |
| 1981 | 607 | 186 |
| 1982 | 601 | 196 |
| 1983 | 577 | 211 |
| 1984 | 590 | 211 |
| 1985 | 578 | 227 |
| 1986 | 608 | 208 |
| 1987 | 591 | 217 |
| 1988 | 635 | 182 |
| 1989 | 695 | 139 |
| 1990 | 781 | 84 |
| 1991 | 760 | 88 |
| 1992 | 791 | 68 |
| 1993 | 801 | 67 |
| 1994 | 776 | 77 |
| 1995 | 799 | 62 |
| 1996 | 814 | 52 |
| 1997 | 816 | 45 |
| 1998 | 825 | 50 |
| 1999 | 849 | 44 |
| 2000 | 886 | 24 |
| 2001 | 873 | 27 |
| 2002 | 860 | 35 |
| 2003 | 884 | 31 |
| 2004 | 845 | 103 |
| 2005 | 917 | 36 |
| 2006 | 948 | 29 |
| 2007 | 955 | 28 |
| 2008 | 949 | 30 |
| 2011 | 908 | 23 |
Name Joseph in sign language
J
O
S
E
P
HJoseph's name color
Joseph