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  JOSEPH

The meaning of the unisex name Joseph is GOD ADDS - HEBREW MEANING

Details on JOSEPH:

Gender: Unisex
Meaning(s): Addition
Popularity for Boy: 30th in the USA (top 1%)
Popularity for Girl: 11,430th in the USA (top 35%)
Origin(s) for JOSEPH:  American , Hebrew , Biblical
Themes(s) and list(s) JOSEPH is on:  BiblicalSocial SecuritySsaUnisexAmericanHebrewBiblical
Latest USA SSA birth information:
The latest number of USA births for Joseph as a BOY was in 2017 with 10360 births
The latest number of USA births for Joseph as a GIRL was in 2017 with 19 births

The meaning(s) of JOSEPH:

The name Joseph is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Joseph is: Increase; addition.
Biblical meaning
The name Joseph is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Joseph is: Increase; addition.
American meaning
The name Joseph is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Joseph is: May Jehovah add/give increase.St Joseph of Arimathea undertook the burial of Jesus (in Holy Grail lore).In the bible Joseph was sold by his brothers into slavery and later rose to become a supreme power in Egypt. Also Jesus' legal father.
Hebrew meaning

USA SSA birth(s) for JOSEPH:

Here is the latest 16 years from USA social security list of total babies born with the name JOSEPH

 JOSEPH as a boy

YearBoy Births
201710360 births
201610892 births
201511471 births
201412106 births
201312231 births
201212553 births
201112964 births
201013825 births
200914914 births
200816571 births
200717333 births
200618440 births
200519210 births
200420123 births
200321361 births
200221891 births

 JOSEPH as a girl

YearGirl Births
201719 births
201612 births
201511 births
20146 births
201320 births
201216 births
201123 births
201016 births
200920 births
200830 births
200728 births
200629 births
200536 births
2004103 births
200331 births
200235 births

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