Guiseppe
Masculine · “God will add”
Guiseppe is the Italian Giuseppe, Joseph, in the spelling most English writers reach for by mistake. The swap of two letters is small, but in Italian it changes the sound, and the correct form belongs to a composer whose name once carried a political slogan.
How old is the name Guiseppe?
Guiseppe first appears in US birth records in 1911 — 114 years ago. The typical Guiseppe alive today was born around 1980, making them about 45 years old. About 400 people named Guiseppe are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Guiseppe most popular?
Guiseppe peaked in 1911, reaching #1537 nationally. See the whole 1911 chart.
Where it comes from
From Yosef to Guiseppe
The story of Guiseppe
In Italian, gi before another vowel spells the sound of j, so Giuseppe begins joo-; gui spells gw, as in guida, so Guiseppe would be read gwee- by an Italian. English readers, who expect gu before e or i, keep reversing the letters. The correct name was carried by Giuseppe Verdi, and during the struggle to unite Italy walls were painted with Viva VERDI, which Austrian censors could not object to but which spelled out Vittorio Emanuele Re D'Italia, long live Victor Emmanuel, king of Italy.
Meaning
God will add, through Joseph
Giuseppe is the Italian form of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef, he will add. Guiseppe is a common misspelling that became a name on American records.
How the name formed
- Yosef
- Joseph
- Giuseppe
- Guiseppe
Related forms: Giuseppe · José · Joseph · José
Pronouncing Guiseppe
joo-SEP-ay
Usually said like Giuseppe, with the stress on the middle syllable. Read by Italian rules, this spelling would begin gwee-.
Nicknames for Guiseppe
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1911
- Most boys named
- 199024 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1537reached in 1911
- Change vs 2016
- +20.0%6 in 2019, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Guiseppe in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Giuseppe in Italian — same name
- José in Spanish — same name
- Joseph in French — same name
- José in Portuguese — same name
Guiseppes among us
people named Guiseppe are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Guiseppe sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds exactly like a classic Italian name with a clear meaning.
- Beppe, Peppe and Joe give three short forms.
- It carries a real family and immigrant history.
- Italian speakers will see the spelling as a mistake and may say so.
- It will be corrected to Giuseppe on forms, and he will need to insist on his own spelling.
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Frequently asked
- How many Guiseppes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Guiseppe are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Guiseppe in 2025?
- Guiseppe is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
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- Guiseppe will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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