Given name
Josef
male
Gender
19. 3.
Name day
246 811
Bearers (2011)
Distribution by municipality and region
All bearers by municipality (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011).
Map · distribution of given name Josef — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 32 209 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 25 472 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 20 263 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 19 261 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 19 080 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 18 023 |
| 7 | Zlínský kraj | 17 512 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 17 055 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 15 988 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 15 805 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 14 652 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 14 184 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 10 131 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 7 175 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 19 080 |
| 2 | Brno | 5 496 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 4 322 |
| 4 | Plzeň | 4 159 |
| 5 | Hradec Králové | 3 780 |
| 6 | České Budějovice | 3 661 |
| 7 | Olomouc | 2 993 |
| 8 | Pardubice | 2 927 |
| 9 | Liberec | 2 834 |
| 10 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 718 |
| 11 | Ústí nad Labem | 2 650 |
| 12 | Znojmo | 2 631 |
| 13 | Chrudim | 2 596 |
| 14 | Uherské Hradiště | 2 577 |
| 15 | Kolín | 2 573 |
| 16 | Tábor | 2 547 |
| 17 | Jihlava | 2 430 |
| 18 | Vsetín | 2 408 |
| 19 | Kladno | 2 387 |
| 20 | Teplice | 2 292 |
| 21 | Zlín | 2 241 |
| 22 | Prostějov | 2 228 |
| 23 | Uherský Brod | 2 160 |
| 24 | Černošice | 2 150 |
| 25 | Karlovy Vary | 2 082 |
Popularity over time
Rank among the most common newborn names (1 = most popular). Years 2016–2019 (dashed) track children born in January, the rest the whole year; years 2012–2015 are missing and for 2020–2021 the ČSÚ released only the TOP 10 (so rarer names are missing).
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv)