Name meaning & stats
Jozef
Jozef means “(God) shall add” (Hebrew origin). 1,118 US babies since 1940, peak 2005. Notable Jozefs are 1.9× over-represented as painters.
What it means
“(God) shall add”
HebrewSpelling of Joseph
Name of a son of Jacob.
Joseph around the world
- Джозеф / Жозеф / Йозеф · Russian
- Джозеф / Йозеф / Жозеф · Ukrainian
- Ιωσήφ · Greek
- جوزيف · Arabic
- ג'וזף · Hebrew
- ヨセフ · Japanese
- 约瑟夫 · Chinese
- 요셉 (동음이의) · Korean
- Josep · Catalan
- Josip · Slovene
Famous Josephs
- Joseph Haydn · Austrian composer (1732–1809)
- Joseph Fourier · French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)
- Joseph Conrad · Polish-British writer (1857–1924)
- Joseph John Thomson · British physicist (1856-1940)
Joseph’s name day
- March 19 · France
In US birth records
Peak year: 2005
1,118 US babies were named Jozef between 1940 and 2025.
Jozef around the world
- Belgium: 94 babies since 1995, peak 1997, No. 1,288 in 2025
- England & Wales: 543 babies since 1996, peak 2016, No. 1,406 in 2025
- Norway: 446 babies since 1945, peak 1967
- France: 135 babies since 1900, peak 1933
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Jozefs end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.7× | High · 153 people |
| Professor | 1.9× | High · 90 people |
| Politician | 0.8× | High · 71 people |
| Painter | 1.9× | High · 30 people |
Among notable men who are painters, Jozefs show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Jozefs are 1.9× more likely than expected to be poets.
The surprise career: Medium confidence · 22 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 1783 Josephs spell it Jozef
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2005)