# Giuseppe (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/giuseppe/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Italian |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /dʒəˈsɛpi/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 6,365 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 6,365 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 428, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Giuseppe.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 94 | 1,621 |
| 2012 | 89 | 1,702 |
| 2013 | 110 | 1,485 |
| 2014 | 125 | 1,369 |
| 2015 | 112 | 1,484 |
| 2016 | 121 | 1,436 |
| 2017 | 109 | 1,519 |
| 2018 | 98 | 1,650 |
| 2019 | 86 | 1,796 |
| 2020 | 92 | 1,697 |
| 2021 | 105 | 1,616 |
| 2022 | 99 | 1,709 |
| 2023 | 113 | 1,552 |
| 2024 | 99 | 1,691 |
| 2025 | 122 | 1,459 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12 | 1,788 |
| 2012 | 13 | 1,756 |
| 2013 | 12 | 1,796 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2,459 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,020 |
| 2016 | 13 | 1,804 |
| 2017 | 20 | 1,289 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1,610 |
| 2019 | 13 | 1,745 |
| 2020 | 12 | 1,825 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2,125 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,469 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1,906 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2,088 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,440 |

## People named Giuseppe

- Giuseppe Saragat, 5th President of Italy (1898-1988)
- Giuseppe Merisi, Catholic bishop
- Giuseppe Siri, Catholic cardinal (1906-1989)
- Giuseppe Caprio, Catholic cardinal (1914–2005)
- Giuseppe Zangara, Convicted killer (1900–1933)
- Giuseppe Pasotto, Georgian bishop
- Giuseppe Andrews, American actor and director
- Giuseppe Morello, American mobster (1867–1930)
- Giuseppe Gamba, Catholic cardinal (1857-1929)
- Giuseppe Casoria, Catholic cardinal (1908-2001)
- Giuseppe Piccioni, film director, screenwriter
- Giuseppe Bruno, Catholic cardinal (1875-1954)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.