Josephus Popularity by Year
Follow Josephus across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Josephus birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Boys | 5 | #12,239 | Down 1,440 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 6 | #10,799 | Up 1,447 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 5 | #12,246 | Down 2,646 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 7 | #9,600 | Up 2,953 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 5 | #12,553 | Down 2,605 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 6 | #9,948 | Up 719 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 5 | #10,667 | Down 111 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 5 | #10,556 | Down 925 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 5 | #9,631 | Down 763 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 5 | #8,868 | Down 1,900 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 7 | #6,968 | Up 1,732 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 5 | #8,700 | Down 2,030 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 7 | #6,670 | Up 601 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 6 | #7,271 | Down 2,598 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 11 | #4,673 | Up 1,753 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 6 | #6,426 | Down 1,728 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 8 | #4,698 | Down 1,287 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 12 | #3,411 | Down 129 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 13 | #3,282 | Up 871 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 9 | #4,153 | Down 538 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 11 | #3,615 | Up 1,740 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 6 | #5,355 | Down 296 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 6 | #5,059 | Down 1,223 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 9 | #3,836 | Down 1,010 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 14 | #2,826 | Up 602 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 10 | #3,428 | Up 409 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 8 | #3,837 | Down 392 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 9 | #3,445 | Down 101 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 9 | #3,344 | Up 314 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 8 | #3,658 | Down 587 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 10 | #3,071 | Down 9 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 9 | #3,062 | Up 611 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 6 | #3,673 | Up 293 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 5 | #3,966 | Down 1,750 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 13 | #2,216 | Up 1,028 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 7 | #3,244 | Up 795 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 5 | #4,039 | Down 1,739 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 13 | #2,300 | Up 373 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 10 | #2,673 | Down 135 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 11 | #2,538 | Down 417 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 15 | #2,121 | Up 1,498 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 6 | #3,619 | Down 801 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 9 | #2,818 | Down 187 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 10 | #2,631 | Down 3 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 10 | #2,628 | Down 580 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 15 | #2,048 | Up 159 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 13 | #2,207 | Down 371 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 18 | #1,836 | Down 87 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 19 | #1,749 | Up 25 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 18 | #1,774 | Down 202 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 22 | #1,572 | Down 110 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 25 | #1,462 | Up 481 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 15 | #1,943 | Up 308 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 12 | #2,251 | Down 108 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 12 | #2,143 | Down 446 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 16 | #1,697 | Up 41 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 16 | #1,738 | Up 248 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 14 | #1,986 | Down 187 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 16 | #1,799 | Up 284 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 12 | #2,083 | Down 510 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 19 | #1,573 | Up 139 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 16 | #1,712 | Down 99 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 18 | #1,613 | Up 475 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 12 | #2,088 | Down 365 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 16 | #1,723 | Up 996 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 8 | #2,719 | Down 1,168 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 20 | #1,551 | Up 35 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 19 | #1,586 | Up 727 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 11 | #2,313 | Down 670 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 19 | #1,643 | Up 178 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 17 | #1,821 | Up 275 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 14 | #2,096 | Down 485 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 22 | #1,611 | Up 185 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 19 | #1,796 | Up 115 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 17 | #1,911 | Down 105 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 19 | #1,806 | Down 229 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 24 | #1,577 | Down 192 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 28 | #1,385 | Up 259 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 22 | #1,644 | Up 59 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 21 | #1,703 | Up 44 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 20 | #1,747 | Down 216 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 23 | #1,531 | Up 542 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 15 | #2,073 | Down 545 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 22 | #1,528 | Up 118 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 19 | #1,646 | Down 340 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 26 | #1,306 | Up 795 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 10 | #2,101 | Down 604 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 13 | #1,497 | Up 40 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 6 | #1,537 | Down 419 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 9 | #1,118 | Up 159 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 6 | #1,277 | Down 164 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 7 | #1,113 | Up 92 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 5 | #1,205 | Down 84 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 5 | #1,121 | Down 334 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 8 | #787 | Up 292 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 5 | #1,079 | Down 195 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 6 | #884 | Down 95 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 7 | #789 | Up 56 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 6 | #845 | Down 9 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 6 | #836 | Up 135 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 5 | #971 | Down 79 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 5 | #892 | Down 55 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 6 | #837 | — |