Guiseppe
Italian form of Joseph, derived from Greek meaning "he will add".
Name Census estimates that about 396 living Americans carry the first name Guiseppe. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Guiseppe today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Guiseppe births was 1990 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Guiseppe. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Guiseppe with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
396
~ 1 in 865,541 Americans
Peak year
1990
24 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2019 SSA rank
#11,239
Tracked since 1911
Census
Guiseppe in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 487 people with the first name Guiseppe, which placed it at #20,996 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,996
National first-name rank
People counted
487
487 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
79.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Guiseppe
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Guiseppe is White at 79.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.3%) and Two or More Races (3.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Guiseppe described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Guiseppe at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White79.9% · 389
- Hispanic or Latino11.3% · 55
- Two or more races3.7% · 18
- Black or African American3.1% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
Popularity
Guiseppe: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Guiseppe from the 1910s through to the 2010s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 114 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Guiseppe by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Guiseppe during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Guiseppes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Guiseppe
The name Guiseppe is an Italian masculine given name derived from the Latin name Iosephus, itself coming from the Hebrew name Yosef. It is the Italian equivalent of the English name Joseph. The name can be traced back to ancient Hebrew texts and the Bible, where Joseph was one of the sons of Jacob and an important figure in the Book of Genesis.
The earliest recorded use of the name Guiseppe dates back to the Middle Ages in Italy. During this time period, the name was commonly spelled as Giuseppe or Gioseppe. One of the earliest notable individuals with this name was Giuseppe Verdi, the renowned Italian composer who lived from 1813 to 1901 and is best known for his operas such as Rigoletto, La Traviata, and Aida.
Another famous Guiseppe was Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian patriot and military leader who played a crucial role in the unification of Italy in the 19th century. He lived from 1807 to 1882 and is considered one of the greatest figures in Italian history.
In the 20th century, Guiseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa was an Italian novelist and author of the acclaimed novel "The Leopard," published posthumously in 1958. He lived from 1896 to 1957 and his work is regarded as a masterpiece of Italian literature.
Guiseppe Meazza, an Italian footballer, was one of the greatest players of his era and played for the Italian national team in the 1930s. He lived from 1910 to 1979 and is remembered for his exceptional skills and goal-scoring abilities.
Pope Pius XI, born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti and known as Guiseppe Ratti before becoming Pope, was the head of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939. He lived from 1857 to 1939 and is known for his efforts to promote peace and his condemnation of racism and anti-Semitism during his pontificate.
People
Guiseppe + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Guiseppe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with G
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FAQ
Guiseppe: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Guiseppe?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 396 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Guiseppe going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 865,541 US residents.
Is Guiseppe a common name?
We classify Guiseppe as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 575 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Guiseppe most popular?
The single biggest year for Guiseppe was 1990, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Guiseppe is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Guiseppe in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 487 people with the name Guiseppe, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,996 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Guiseppe in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Guiseppe?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Guiseppe appears almost entirely male. Of the 489 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Guiseppe?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Guiseppe is White at 79.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.3%) and Two or More Races (3.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Guiseppe most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Guiseppe in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.9% (389 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Guiseppe in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Guiseppe a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Guiseppe in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Guiseppe still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Guiseppe in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Guiseppe can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Guiseppe as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.