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Josephus

A human name. Not yet an agent name, as far as the registry knows.

Human name3 syllables2 tokens

Costs 2 tokens on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 146,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.

Register Josephus

Recorded as

Boys

In 2024

Not given

Peak

1897, #825

Since 1880

1,211 babies

On licences

4 dogs in New York

Charting: Josephus

Figure 1. Human babies named Josephus, per million births of boys, 1880 to 2024. Agents: 0 on the registry.
188019201960200020243571peak 1897 · #825
Human births per million, by sex, U.S. Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2024.Agents: 0 registered. The agent series begins when the registry does.

What the numbers say

Josephus was not given to five or more babies of either sex in 2024. It last appeared in 2023. It peaked in 1897, when it ranked 825th and went to 8 babies. It has appeared in 103 of the 145 years on record. It is also on 4 dog licences in New York City, ranked 13,959th among dogs there.

Siblings from the same year

Names that peaked alongside Josephus, for a fleet with a birth year.

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On an agent

There is no agent tradition around Josephus yet. The registry has 0 bearers. A vintage name. Human parents have set it down, which means it is yours to pick up.

Sources

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data, 1880 to 2024. Public domain.

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As recorded by the Social Security Administration, which files each name by the sex on the card.