The first name Josip
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Josip at birth, 1880–2025
In 2017, 6 boys born in the United States were named Josip, the 11,438th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1981, when 9 were.
109
babies named Josip since 1880
#11,438
rank in 2017
1981
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Josip
66 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Josip JelačićAustrian general (1801-1859)
- Josip ŠimunićCroatian footballer, born 1978
- Josip PivarićCroatian association football player, born 1989
- Josip StanišićCroatian association football player (born 2000)
- Josip BrekaloCroatian association football player, born 1998
- Josip JuranovićCroatian association football player, born 1995
- Josip BozanićCroatian cardinal and Archbishop of Zagreb, born 1949
- Josip SkoblarCroatian football player and manager, born 1941
- Josip ŠutaloCroation association football player, born 2000
- Josip BelušićCroatian inventor, 1847–1905
- Josip KužeCroatian association football player and manager (1952–2013)
- Josip SkokoAustralian association football player, born 1975
Questions
- Is Josip a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 109 US babies named Josip since 1880 were boys.
- When was Josip most popular?
- 1981 in the United States, when 9 babies were named Josip, its highest rank at 4,329th.