The baby name Josep is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ʒuˈzɛp/ (Catalan); anglicized: zho-ZEP.
Josep is Catalan in Origin.
The baby name Josep is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ʒuˈzɛp/ (Catalan); anglicized: zho-ZEP.
Josep is Catalan in Origin.
Josep is the Catalan form of Joseph, derived from Hebrew Yosef, meaning "he will add, increase," from the root yasaf. It entered Catalan via Latin Iosephus and later vernacular forms as Christian naming spread across the Iberian Peninsula. Strongly tied to the veneration of Saint Joseph, the name has been entrenched in Catalan-speaking regions - Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and Andorra - for centuries.
Usage peaked in the late 19th and 20th centuries and remains classic. Common Catalan nicknames are Pep and Pepet; compound forms such as Josep Maria and Josep Lluis are traditional. Feminine counterparts include Josepa and Josefina. International variants include Joseph (English/French), Jose (Spanish/Portuguese), Giuseppe (Italian), Josef (German/Scandinavian), Jozef (Dutch/Slovak), Jozef/Jozef with accent forms like Jozéf or Józef (Central/Eastern Europe), and Yosef/Youssef (Hebrew/Arabic). Notable bearers include writer Josep Pla and football manager Pep (Josep) Guardiola. Feast days fall on March 19 and May 1 in the Catholic calendar.
| Josep Borrell Josep Borrell is a Spanish politician best known for serving as the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Born in 1947, he has played a significant role in shaping EU foreign policy. Before this, he was the President of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2007. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #64 | 12,472 | 5,610 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| Spain | 0 | #91 | 850 | 2,326 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #128 | 8 | 4,130 |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #176 | 3 | 2,508 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #227 | 13 | 3,322 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| PE | 0 | #294 | 17 | 6,350 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 7,909 |
| GT | 0 | #302 | 13 | 5,948 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #354 | 8 | 8,138 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| BO | 0 | #372 | 10 | 6,868 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #389 | 86 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #394 | 88 | 9,305 |
| France | Boys | 2003 | #395 | 3 | 2,466 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #430 | 5 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #438 | 8 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #455 | 13 | 7,628 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #461 | 27 | 10,188 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| CO | 0 | #471 | 10 | 7,768 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #492 | 507 | 14,506 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #541 | 10 | 12,054 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #549 | 44 | 9,244 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #561 | 105 | 13,390 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #572 | 500 | 16,355 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #602 | 355 | 15,656 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #675 | 8 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #688 | 10 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #694 | 14 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #730 | 22 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #756 | 14 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #924 | 60 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #933 | 19 | 16,906 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #939 | 13 | 5,873 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 8 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,052 | 60 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,074 | 19 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,111 | 18 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,149 | 30 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,159 | 25 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,198 | 14 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,416 | 56 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,576 | 39 | 28,008 |
Josep is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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