The first name Jozef
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 19 boys were named Jozef, making it the 1,406th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 28 births (#1,022).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jozef with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jozef at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 17 boys born in the United States were named Jozef, the 5,493rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 57 were.
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 Jozef
50 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Pavel Jozef ŠafaříkCzech and Slovak poet, linguist, literary historian (1795–1861)
- Józef GlempCatholic cardinal, Primate of Poland (1981–2009)
- Jozef IsraëlsDutch painter (1824-1911)
- Jozef GabčíkCzechoslovak soldier (1912–1942)
- Jozef PribilinecCzechoslovak member of Slovak National Council, member of Czechoslovak parliament, track a, born 1960
- Jozef ChovanecCzech footballer (born 1960)
- Józef LangeCyclist (1897-1972)
- Józef KowalczykArchbishop of Gniezno, primate of Poland, 1938–2025
- Jozef-Ernest van RoeyBelgium Roman Catholic archbishop (1874–1961)
- Jozef MóderAssociation football player (born 1947)
- Jozef ČapkovičCzechoslovak soccer player, born 1948
- Jozef GolonkaCzechoslovak ice hockey player and coach, born 1938
Questions
- How popular is the name Jozef?
- In 2025, 19 boys born in England and Wales were named Jozef, ranking 1,406th. Its peak was 2016, with 28 births.
- Is Jozef a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,201 US babies named Jozef since 1880 were boys.
- When was Jozef most popular?
- 2005 in the United States, when 57 babies were named Jozef, its highest rank at 2,148th.