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Yosef

YOH-sef

Popularity

#611

stable

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'.

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Numerology

1

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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Personality Traits

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