At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1990 (#8,117)
- Babies in 1990
- 5 (<0.01% of boys)
- Peak
- #3,731 in 1987
- First recorded
- 1969
Meaning of Jsoeph
In its variant orthography “Jsoeph,” the name preserves the classical Hebrew root Yosef, denoting “He will add” or “God increases,” and maintains its foundational association with the biblical patriarch whose narrative in Genesis epitomizes providential fortitude and strategic foresight. Within the Anglo-American onomastic tradition, this iteration has appeared irregularly in late twentieth-century United States Social Security registrations—registering low double-digit annual occurrences and occupying ranks in the mid-700s—an empirical profile that underscores its technical rarity while affirming its consonance with established masculine nomenclature. The systematic inversion of the second and third letters signals a contemporary impulse toward nominal individuation, yet the phonological realization—alternatively [dʒoʏˈsɛf] in American English and [dʒɔˈsɛf] in British English—remains wholly aligned with the parent form. Consequently, “Jsoeph” emerges as a formally measured choice, combining historical gravitas with understated distinctiveness.
How to pronounce Jsoeph
English
- Pronounced JOH-sef /dʒoʏˈsɛf/
Popularity of Jsoeph in the U.S.
Jsoeph was last recorded in the U.S. in 1990, ranked #8,117 with 5 babies. It peaked at #3,731 in 1987. It first appears in the records in 1969.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1969–1990 11 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | 8,117 | ▼ 2,502 |
| 1989 | 8 | 5,615 | ▲ 1,655 |
| 1988 | 5 | 7,270 | ▼ 3,539 |
| 1987 | 12 | 3,731 | ▲ 2,195 |
| 1986 | 6 | 5,926 | ▲ 597 |
| 1985 | 5 | 6,523 | ▼ 962 |
| 1984 | 6 | 5,561 | back (not recorded in 1983) |
| 1982 | 6 | 5,620 | ▼ 659 |
| 1981 | 7 | 4,961 | ▲ 564 |
| 1980 | 6 | 5,525 | back (not recorded in 1970–1979) |
| 1969 | 5 | 4,404 | new |