There isn’t a reliable public count for how many people are named Joseph Stalin worldwide, but it appears to be very rare. A name-statistics source for the given name “Stalin” in the United States estimates only a small population, while historical name lists also show that “Joseph Stalin” can refer to more than one person, not just the Soviet leader.

What the data suggests

  • The name “Stalin” is uncommon as a given name in the U.S., with one source estimating about 209 people and another estimate of 76 based on SSA data.
  • “Joseph Stalin” is also used as a full name for multiple people in historical records, including the famous Soviet leader and at least one other notable person.

Practical answer

If you mean exactly the full name “Joseph Stalin” , the safest answer is: probably only a handful of people, and likely fewer than 10 identifiable public-record cases based on available web evidence, but no authoritative global database confirms an exact number.

If you want, I can also separate this into:

  1. people literally named Joseph Stalin , and
  2. people with Stalin as a given name or surname.