Josip
Male#4 most common in Croatia61,930 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- He will add
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Josip
The Croatian form of Joseph, from Hebrew 'he will add'. Honouring St. Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary, it is one of Croatia's most traditional male names.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- March 19 (sv. Josip)
- Nicknames:
- Joso, Joško, Pepo
Popularity with newborns
- Boys · 2025 · 275 births · #15 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
61,930 people in Croatia are called Josip, according to the 2021 census. That is #4 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Josip is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Josip
- Josip Jelačić — 19th-century Ban of Croatia and military commander
- Josip Juraj Strossmayer — Bishop and patron who founded the Croatian Academy
- Josip Broz Tito — Leader of Yugoslavia, born in Kumrovec
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.