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Jozef

boy name
Origin
Polish
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“God will add (Polish form of Joseph; the name of Piłsudski, who led Poland back onto the map in 1918)”

Also written Józef.

The story

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jozef has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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Popularity in Brazil

20 people · the #124,180 first name in Brazil · median age 58

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Jozef

Most people given the name Jozef in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Jozef

Yosef Josef Adam Krzysztof Yusuf Jan

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