Giuseppe
Usage of Giuseppe in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Giuseppe against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Giuseppe is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Giuseppe is the Italian form of Joseph, from Hebrew, meaning “God will increase” or “God shall add.” Composer Giuseppe Verdi is the best-known bearer, and a Pizza Express pizza called the Sloppy Giuseppe could invite teasing.
Giuseppe in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 122 boys were named Giuseppe, making it the #1459 boys' name in the US. Since 1905, 6,365 boys have been named Giuseppe, with the most (130) in 1975. It is most common, relative to births, in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | #14 boys | 2,356 | Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), 2024 |
| Mexico (Mexico City) | #868 boys | 3 | Dirección General del Registro Civil de la Ciudad de México (Portal de Datos Abiertos de la CDMX), 2022 |
| Switzerland (German-speaking) | #467 boys | 16 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), BEVNAT, 2025 |
| Switzerland (Italian-speaking) | #112 boys | 2 | Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/UST), 2025 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | #441 boys (all ages) | 1,238 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| Poland | #564 boys (all ages) | 745 | Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji), PESEL register, via dane.gov.pl, 2026 |
| Spain | #692 boys (all ages) | 2,554 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2025 |
| Spain (Catalonia) | #559 boys (all ages) | 541 | Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #66 boys (all ages) | 11,584 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), STATPOP, 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Giuseppe in other languages
- Joseph Dutch, English, French, German
- José Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish
- Jozef Czech, Dutch, Slovak
- Josef Czech, Dutch
- Jožef Czech, Slovenian
- Guiseppe Italian
- Iosephus Latin
- Iosif Romanian
- Joep Dutch
- Jooseppi Finnish
- Jose English
- Josep Catalan
- Josip Slovenian
- Jože Slovenian
- Juozapas Lithuanian
- Juozas Lithuanian
- Józef Polish
- József Hungarian
- Peppino Italian
- Yosef Hebrew
- Иосиф Russian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Giuseppe
There are 65 towns and villages with Giuseppe in their name.
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Giuseppe | Emilia-Romagna, 🇮🇹 Italy | 2,689 | Map |
| San Giuseppe | Piedmont, 🇮🇹 Italy | 711 | Map |
| San Giuseppe | Piedmont, 🇮🇹 Italy | 446 | Map |
| San Giuseppe | Liguria, 🇮🇹 Italy | 386 | Map |
| San Giuseppe | Piedmont, 🇮🇹 Italy | 359 | Map |
| San Giuseppe | Lombardy, 🇮🇹 Italy | 344 | Map |
| San Giuseppe | Tuscany, 🇮🇹 Italy | 334 | Map |
| San Giuseppe | Campania, 🇮🇹 Italy | 241 | Map |
| San Giuseppe | The Marches, 🇮🇹 Italy | 199 | Map |
| San Giuseppe | Sicily, 🇮🇹 Italy | 170 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Giuseppe songs
4 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Giuseppe in their title. The best known:
- Te Deum (Giuseppe Verdi) – Giuseppe Verdi (1898)
- Lo straniero/Giuseppe – Georges Moustaki (1969)
- Giuseppe riconosciuto – Giovanni Battista Calvi
- Il ritorno di Giuseppe – Gian Piero Reverberi
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Giuseppe
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Giuseppe.
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Giuseppe as a pet name
FurryName has found 34 dogs named Giuseppe in public pet registers, making it the #4,129 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (28), Worcester (1), Seattle (1). Giuseppe as a dog name →
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