Yosef
YOH-sef
Popularity
#611
Letters
5
Syllables
2
Origin
Hebrew
Total Births
10,192
Peak Year
#466 in 2024
First Recorded
1951
Style
Spiritual & Biblical
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Yosef is a Hebrew name, a variant of Joseph, meaning 'God will increase' or 'God will add'.
Numerology
The Leader
Independent, ambitious, and original. Names with this number carry pioneering energy.
Famous Namesakes
Yosef Mendelevitch
Soviet-Israeli refusenik and Orthodox rabbi
Yosef Abramowitz
Israeli businessman and activist.
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