Jozee
A diminutive form of the Hebrew name Joseph, meaning "he will add".
Name Census estimates that about 180 living Americans carry the first name Jozee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jozee today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jozee births was 2013 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jozee. 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.
People living today
180
~ 1 in 1,904,191 Americans
Peak year
2013
14 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2023 SSA rank
#14,212
Tracked since 2000
Census
Jozee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 170 people with the first name Jozee, which placed it at #42,346 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
#42,346
National first-name rank
People counted
170
170 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jozee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jozee is White at 73.5%. The next largest groups are Black (9.4%) and Two or More Races (6.5%). 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 Jozee 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 Jozee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.5% · 125
- Black or African American9.4% · 16
- Two or more races6.5% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.5% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 4
Popularity
Jozee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jozee from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 83 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jozee 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 Jozee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jozee
The name Jozee is believed to have its origins in the Middle English language, derived from the Hebrew name Joseph. It is a diminutive or variant form of the name Joseph, which means "he will add" or "he will increase" in Hebrew. The name Jozee emerged in the 13th century as a shortened version of Joseph, reflecting the tendency to shorten and simplify names during that time period.
Historically, the name Jozee was most commonly found in regions where Middle English was spoken, primarily in England and parts of Scotland. It has also been used in various European countries, such as France and Germany, as a variant spelling of Joseph.
While the name Jozee does not appear to have any direct references in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it is closely tied to the biblical figure Joseph, the son of Jacob and Rachel in the Old Testament. Joseph's story is detailed in the Book of Genesis, where he is depicted as a dreamer and interpreter of dreams, rising to a position of prominence in ancient Egypt.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Jozee can be found in medieval English records and documents from the 13th and 14th centuries. However, it was not particularly common during that time, as Joseph remained the more widely used form.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Jozee:
1. Jozee Hartog (1617-1674), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his still-life paintings and portraiture.
2. Jozee Bruggemans (1688-1719), a Flemish painter and engraver active in the late Baroque period.
3. Jozee Reygersbergh (1785-1857), a Dutch politician and statesman who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands.
4. Jozee Vandekerckhove (1819-1892), a Belgian painter known for his landscapes and genre scenes depicting rural life.
5. Jozee Leysen (1891-1962), a Belgian writer and poet who was a member of the Flemish Renaissance literary movement.
These individuals, spanning various fields such as art, politics, and literature, have contributed to the historical presence and recognition of the name Jozee in different parts of Europe and beyond.
People
Jozee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jozee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jozee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jozee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 180 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jozee 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 1,904,191 US residents.
Is Jozee a common name?
We classify Jozee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 72.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 182 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jozee most popular?
The single biggest year for Jozee was 2013, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jozee is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jozee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 170 people with the name Jozee, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,346 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 Jozee 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 Jozee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jozee leans strongly female. 158 people counted with this name were female (95.2%), compared with 8 male bearers (4.8%). 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 Jozee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jozee is White at 73.5%. The next largest groups are Black (9.4%) and Two or More Races (6.5%). 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 Jozee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jozee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.5% (125 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 Jozee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jozee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jozee in the SSA data are female. 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 Jozee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jozee 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 Jozee 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 are called Jozee?
You can see how many people share the name Jozee on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.