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First name · Masculine

Josef

Only 582 people in Poland carry it. Nearly everyone who carries it is a man.

Josef Pronunciation

Josef is pronounced YO-sef (/ˈjɔsɛf/).

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Alive in 2025
582
Newborns 2025
4
National rank
#1232
How many

How many people are named Josef

1 in 36677 men in Poland is named Josef. 582 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1232 among male names.

Living Josefs · 2019 → 2025
582 +146 since 2019
+17 2020
+17 2021
+34 2022
+14 2023
+25 2024
+39 2025
Trend

Josef's popularity over time

4 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1069 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2021.

4 newborn Josefs in 2025
national rank #1069 that year
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Regions

Where Josef is most popular

Josef is most popular in Silesian, 612% above the national average (6 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Lesser Poland (+138%).

More common than average Less common than average
Middle name

Josef as a middle name

Josef is a first name for 582 men in Poland and a middle name for another 1,243, a 32/68 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 213th, between Jacenty (1,247) and Nataniel (1,217).

As a first name
582
As a middle name
1,243
first name · 32% middle name · 68%

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