Is Joseph a Male or Female Name?
Joseph is a male name
Gender Distribution
The gender distribution of people named Joseph globally is 99.4% males and 0.6% females. The country with the highest male ratio is Australia with 100.0% and the country with the highest female ratio is Chile with 8.4%
| Country | Male Ratio | Female Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Globally | 99.4% | 0.6% |
| United States | 99.9% | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 99.7% | 0.3% |
| Nigeria | 95.2% | 4.8% |
| France | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| Canada | 99.7% | 0.3% |
| Philippines | 99.8% | 0.2% |
| South Africa | 98.0% | 2.0% |
| Kenya | 99.9% | 0.1% |
| India | 99.7% | 0.3% |
| Ghana | 99.4% | 0.6% |
| Cameroon | 98.3% | 1.7% |
| Australia | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| Italy | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| Peru | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| Malaysia | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 98.0% | 2.0% |
| Egypt | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| Belgium | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| Ireland | 99.8% | 0.2% |
| Colombia | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| Malta | 99.5% | 0.5% |
| Mexico | 98.4% | 1.6% |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 99.5% | 0.5% |
| Tanzania | 99.9% | 0.1% |
| Singapore | 98.8% | 1.2% |
| Uganda | 99.8% | 0.2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 99.9% | 0.1% |
| St. Lucia | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Germany | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| Spain | 98.9% | 1.1% |
| Niger | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| China | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| Zambia | 99.9% | 0.1% |
| Israel | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| Costa Rica | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 99.7% | 0.3% |
| Morocco | 98.4% | 1.6% |
| Panama | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| Taiwan | 99.5% | 0.5% |
| Brazil | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 98.9% | 1.1% |
| Namibia | 96.0% | 4.0% |
| Kuwait | 97.8% | 2.2% |
| Netherlands | 99.5% | 0.5% |
| Indonesia | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 98.6% | 1.4% |
| Oman | 98.4% | 1.6% |
| Switzerland | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| Chile | 91.6% | 8.4% |
| New Zealand | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 99.8% | 0.2% |
| Haiti | 96.8% | 3.2% |
| Senegal | 99.5% | 0.5% |
| Ecuador | 99.9% | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 99.9% | 0.1% |
| Botswana | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| Tunisia | 96.1% | 3.9% |
| Bahrain | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| Türkiye | 98.1% | 1.9% |
| Malawi | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| Norway | 99.7% | 0.3% |
| Sudan | 97.5% | 2.5% |
| Syria | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 99.7% | 0.3% |
| Jamaica | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| Togo | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Age Distribution
The largest group of people named Joseph are 65+ years old, making up 40.2% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 25-34.
| Age Group | Proportion |
|---|---|
| 18-24 | 7.7% |
| 25-34 | 7.0% |
| 35-44 | 11.6% |
| 45-54 | 14.2% |
| 55-64 | 19.3% |
| 65+ | 40.2% |
Popular Countries
The country with the largest proportion of people named Joseph is Malta with 1.3633% of the population. Following is Sierra Leone and Liberia.
| Country | Proportion |
|---|---|
| Malta | 1.3633% |
| Sierra Leone | 1.2659% |
| Liberia | 1.1895% |
| Kenya | 1.037% |
| Haiti | 0.9538% |
| Zambia | 0.9231% |
| Tanzania | 0.8633% |
| Malawi | 0.7358% |
Historic Popularity
The historic popularity of the name Joseph measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.
| Year | Proportion |
|---|---|
| 1956 | 0.1582‰ |
| 1957 | 0.1453‰ |
| 1958 | 0.1486‰ |
| 1959 | 0.1399‰ |
| 1960 | 0.1263‰ |
| 1961 | 0.1159‰ |
| 1962 | 0.1132‰ |
| 1963 | 0.1085‰ |
| 1964 | 0.1036‰ |
| 1965 | 0.0927‰ |
| 1966 | 0.087‰ |
| 1967 | 0.0874‰ |
| 1968 | 0.0867‰ |
| 1969 | 0.079‰ |
| 1970 | 0.0761‰ |
| 1971 | 0.0713‰ |
| 1972 | 0.0727‰ |
| 1973 | 0.0674‰ |
| 1974 | 0.0707‰ |
| 1975 | 0.0672‰ |
| 1976 | 0.0707‰ |
| 1977 | 0.0723‰ |
| 1978 | 0.0695‰ |
| 1979 | 0.0728‰ |
| 1980 | 0.0638‰ |
| 1981 | 0.067‰ |
| 1982 | 0.068‰ |
| 1983 | 0.0673‰ |
| 1984 | 0.0666‰ |
| 1985 | 0.0623‰ |
| 1986 | 0.0573‰ |
| 1987 | 0.0558‰ |
| 1988 | 0.0447‰ |
| 1989 | 0.0402‰ |
| 1990 | 0.0377‰ |
| 1991 | 0.0351‰ |
| 1992 | 0.0371‰ |
| 1993 | 0.0346‰ |
| 1994 | 0.0328‰ |
| 1995 | 0.0291‰ |
| 1996 | 0.0319‰ |
| 1997 | 0.0287‰ |
| 1998 | 0.0311‰ |
| 1999 | 0.0365‰ |
| 2000 | 0.0371‰ |
| 2001 | 0.0545‰ |
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