Fun Facts About the Name Jose
- An all-time favorite: U.S. records show 592,457 boys named Jose from 1880 through 2025.
- Decades of popularity: Jose stayed in the U.S. top 100 for 63 consecutive years, from 1963 through 2025.
- Still popular, but losing ground: Jose's rank fell 60 places between 1995 and 2025, while remaining in the top 100.
- More than 596 thousand babies named Jose: U.S. records list 596,677 babies given the name Jose from 1880 through 2025. Even 4,220 girls received the name Jose - about 1 girl for every 140 boys.
What Does the Name Jose Mean?
Jose - usually written José in Spanish and Portuguese - is those languages' form of Joseph, a name that comes from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). The Hebrew name is traditionally understood to mean "God will increase" or "may God add." It is built on the verb yasaf (יָסַף), "to add" or "to increase." In the biblical name, God is understood as the subject of that verb, so the literal sense is closer to "may He add" or "He will add"; "God will increase" is the customary English rendering. The name passed into Greek as Ioseph (Ἰωσήφ) and into Latin as Ioseph, and the Spanish and Portuguese forms José developed from that Latin tradition. The English spelling Jose, without the accent, is an anglicized form of José.
Jose Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Yosef appears in Genesis as the name of Jacob's son by Rachel, and several other figures in the Hebrew Bible also bear it. In the Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures, the name is written Ioseph (Ἰωσήφ), and the Latin Bible uses Ioseph. From that Latin tradition, the name passed into the Romance languages and took forms such as Spanish José and Portuguese José. Spanish José keeps the stress on the final syllable, marked by the acute accent; Portuguese José is similar. The English spelling Jose usually drops the accent and follows English conventions, while in American English it generally keeps the Spanish-derived pronunciation. In Christian tradition, the name is associated with Saint Joseph, the husband of Mary, and it appears in the New Testament in the Greek form Ioseph. The name has been traditional in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking regions, including Latin America and Brazil.
How Popular is the Name Jose?
Jose remained among the top 100 boy names in the U.S. from 1963 to 2025. Its highest annual birth count was in 2002, and people born that year turn 24 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #14,219 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #11,649 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #11,673 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #12,786 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #9,862 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #14,595 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #10,955 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #14,931 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #9,720 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #9,773 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #10,510 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #15,481 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #8,864 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #10,027 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #6,764 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #9,673 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #6,241 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #5,601 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #4,509 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #3,910 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2004 | #3,294 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 2003 | #4,148 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #3,035 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2001 | #2,676 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 2000 | #2,685 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 1999 | #2,623 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 1998 | #2,905 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1997 | #2,601 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1996 | #2,135 | 64 | 0.0037% |
| 1995 | #1,908 | 73 | 0.0042% |
| 1994 | #1,817 | 79 | 0.0044% |
| 1993 | #1,928 | 73 | 0.0040% |
| 1992 | #1,616 | 95 | 0.0052% |
| 1991 | #1,589 | 96 | 0.0051% |
| 1990 | #1,401 | 113 | 0.0060% |
| 1989 | #1,656 | 83 | 0.0045% |
| 1988 | #1,412 | 99 | 0.0056% |
| 1987 | #1,597 | 78 | 0.0045% |
| 1986 | #1,412 | 91 | 0.0053% |
| 1985 | #1,417 | 90 | 0.0052% |
| 1984 | #1,408 | 83 | 0.0049% |
| 1983 | #1,544 | 73 | 0.0044% |
| 1982 | #1,517 | 79 | 0.0047% |
| 1981 | #1,571 | 75 | 0.0045% |
| 1980 | #1,411 | 88 | 0.0053% |
| 1979 | #1,357 | 91 | 0.0057% |
| 1978 | #1,319 | 91 | 0.0059% |
| 1977 | #1,454 | 76 | 0.0050% |
| 1976 | #1,302 | 84 | 0.0057% |
| 1975 | #1,339 | 81 | 0.0056% |
| 1974 | #1,493 | 66 | 0.0045% |
| 1973 | #1,596 | 58 | 0.0040% |
| 1972 | #1,571 | 59 | 0.0039% |
| 1971 | #1,617 | 58 | 0.0035% |
| 1970 | #1,586 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1969 | #1,581 | 57 | 0.0034% |
| 1968 | #1,820 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 1967 | #1,834 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 1966 | #2,075 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1965 | #1,756 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1964 | #2,437 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1963 | #1,880 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1962 | #1,960 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1961 | #1,854 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 1960 | #1,708 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 1959 | #2,369 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1958 | #2,005 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1957 | #2,197 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1956 | #1,774 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 1955 | #2,246 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1954 | #1,923 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1953 | #1,950 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1952 | #1,800 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1951 | #1,565 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1950 | #2,157 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1949 | #1,941 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1948 | #2,546 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1947 | #1,841 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1946 | #2,122 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1945 | #2,191 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1944 | #1,940 | 20 | 0.0015% |
| 1943 | #2,300 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1942 | #2,008 | 19 | 0.0014% |
| 1941 | #1,842 | 20 | 0.0017% |
| 1940 | #2,359 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1939 | #1,528 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1938 | #2,387 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1937 | #1,753 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1936 | #2,444 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #1,812 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1934 | #2,038 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1933 | #1,804 | 19 | 0.0019% |
| 1932 | #1,913 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1931 | #1,656 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1930 | #1,108 | 45 | 0.0040% |
| 1929 | #1,916 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1928 | #1,410 | 31 | 0.0027% |
| 1927 | #1,501 | 30 | 0.0025% |
| 1926 | #1,495 | 30 | 0.0025% |
| 1925 | #2,433 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1924 | #1,838 | 23 | 0.0018% |
| 1923 | #2,408 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1922 | #2,151 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1921 | #2,080 | 19 | 0.0015% |
| 1920 | #2,997 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1919 | #2,442 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #3,385 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1917 | #2,258 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1916 | #2,571 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #3,612 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1913 | #3,014 | 6 | 0.0010% |
| 1910 | #2,281 | 6 | 0.0015% |
| 1909 | #2,373 | 5 | 0.0014% |
| 1905 | #2,081 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1901 | #1,804 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1898 | #1,602 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| 1897 | #1,462 | 6 | 0.0026% |
| 1896 | #1,708 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1892 | #1,553 | 5 | 0.0024% |
| 1891 | #1,420 | 5 | 0.0027% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #95 | 3,678 | 0.2153% |
| 2024 | #91 | 3,768 | 0.2197% |
| 2023 | #93 | 3,720 | 0.2177% |
| 2022 | #86 | 4,030 | 0.2310% |
| 2021 | #89 | 4,001 | 0.2289% |
| 2020 | #94 | 3,854 | 0.2234% |
| 2019 | #92 | 4,132 | 0.2304% |
| 2018 | #89 | 4,318 | 0.2378% |
| 2017 | #81 | 4,813 | 0.2601% |
| 2016 | #77 | 5,119 | 0.2698% |
| 2015 | #80 | 5,176 | 0.2701% |
| 2014 | #76 | 5,485 | 0.2856% |
| 2013 | #76 | 5,627 | 0.2975% |
| 2012 | #72 | 6,041 | 0.3185% |
| 2011 | #65 | 6,763 | 0.3561% |
| 2010 | #52 | 7,701 | 0.4014% |
| 2009 | #43 | 8,818 | 0.4446% |
| 2008 | #40 | 9,825 | 0.4816% |
| 2007 | #35 | 11,252 | 0.5422% |
| 2006 | #30 | 11,603 | 0.5646% |
| 2005 | #30 | 12,065 | 0.6041% |
| 2004 | #28 | 12,187 | 0.6140% |
| 2003 | #30 | 12,394 | 0.6275% |
| 2002 | #30 | 12,868 | 0.6628% |
| 2001 | #34 | 12,142 | 0.6250% |
| 2000 | #34 | 12,585 | 0.6408% |
| 1999 | #35 | 12,155 | 0.6330% |
| 1998 | #33 | 12,375 | 0.6475% |
| 1997 | #32 | 11,927 | 0.6327% |
| 1996 | #32 | 12,155 | 0.6417% |
| 1995 | #35 | 11,780 | 0.6188% |
| 1994 | #36 | 11,729 | 0.6071% |
| 1993 | #36 | 11,847 | 0.6041% |
| 1992 | #37 | 11,822 | 0.5919% |
| 1991 | #37 | 11,728 | 0.5805% |
| 1990 | #41 | 11,518 | 0.5608% |
| 1989 | #46 | 10,330 | 0.5163% |
| 1988 | #49 | 9,008 | 0.4706% |
| 1987 | #48 | 8,738 | 0.4680% |
| 1986 | #51 | 8,363 | 0.4541% |
| 1985 | #49 | 8,402 | 0.4546% |
| 1984 | #49 | 8,013 | 0.4440% |
| 1983 | #48 | 8,074 | 0.4504% |
| 1982 | #46 | 8,622 | 0.4751% |
| 1981 | #45 | 8,773 | 0.4898% |
| 1980 | #46 | 8,322 | 0.4665% |
| 1979 | #44 | 7,848 | 0.4558% |
| 1978 | #44 | 7,147 | 0.4353% |
| 1977 | #45 | 6,918 | 0.4210% |
| 1976 | #44 | 7,061 | 0.4500% |
| 1975 | #48 | 6,967 | 0.4462% |
| 1974 | #47 | 6,721 | 0.4274% |
| 1973 | #49 | 6,096 | 0.3911% |
| 1972 | #50 | 5,935 | 0.3660% |
| 1971 | #55 | 6,004 | 0.3395% |
| 1970 | #56 | 5,691 | 0.3062% |
| 1969 | #56 | 5,185 | 0.2899% |
| 1968 | #58 | 4,793 | 0.2758% |
| 1967 | #64 | 4,416 | 0.2532% |
| 1966 | #79 | 4,193 | 0.2351% |
| 1965 | #89 | 3,965 | 0.2131% |
| 1964 | #94 | 3,974 | 0.1994% |
| 1963 | #98 | 4,013 | 0.1976% |
| 1962 | #103 | 3,826 | 0.1849% |
| 1961 | #107 | 3,756 | 0.1768% |
| 1960 | #107 | 3,915 | 0.1836% |
| 1959 | #113 | 3,580 | 0.1677% |
| 1958 | #118 | 3,425 | 0.1614% |
| 1957 | #109 | 3,472 | 0.1609% |
| 1956 | #108 | 3,398 | 0.1606% |
| 1955 | #104 | 3,309 | 0.1606% |
| 1954 | #107 | 3,230 | 0.1584% |
| 1953 | #110 | 3,017 | 0.1530% |
| 1952 | #114 | 2,689 | 0.1383% |
| 1951 | #113 | 2,684 | 0.1425% |
| 1950 | #109 | 2,638 | 0.1473% |
| 1949 | #120 | 2,440 | 0.1375% |
| 1948 | #126 | 2,262 | 0.1289% |
| 1947 | #136 | 2,091 | 0.1143% |
| 1946 | #133 | 1,859 | 0.1145% |
| 1945 | #132 | 1,608 | 0.1195% |
| 1944 | #139 | 1,512 | 0.1109% |
| 1943 | #151 | 1,373 | 0.0962% |
| 1942 | #150 | 1,310 | 0.0949% |
| 1941 | #149 | 1,194 | 0.0972% |
| 1940 | #148 | 1,169 | 0.1008% |
| 1939 | #148 | 1,098 | 0.0992% |
| 1938 | #142 | 1,158 | 0.1044% |
| 1937 | #142 | 1,086 | 0.1018% |
| 1936 | #139 | 1,119 | 0.1079% |
| 1935 | #135 | 1,168 | 0.1122% |
| 1934 | #133 | 1,221 | 0.1182% |
| 1933 | #136 | 1,171 | 0.1181% |
| 1932 | #131 | 1,316 | 0.1260% |
| 1931 | #126 | 1,360 | 0.1308% |
| 1930 | #113 | 1,600 | 0.1458% |
| 1929 | #108 | 1,692 | 0.1573% |
| 1928 | #108 | 1,770 | 0.1598% |
| 1927 | #112 | 1,636 | 0.1452% |
| 1926 | #125 | 1,474 | 0.1327% |
| 1925 | #125 | 1,449 | 0.1298% |
| 1924 | #128 | 1,393 | 0.1230% |
| 1923 | #127 | 1,325 | 0.1209% |
| 1922 | #131 | 1,257 | 0.1155% |
| 1921 | #132 | 1,210 | 0.1099% |
| 1920 | #130 | 1,241 | 0.1166% |
| 1919 | #141 | 1,026 | 0.1047% |
| 1918 | #160 | 871 | 0.0859% |
| 1917 | #158 | 800 | 0.0864% |
| 1916 | #175 | 686 | 0.0771% |
| 1915 | #174 | 659 | 0.0777% |
| 1914 | #160 | 552 | 0.0843% |
| 1913 | #161 | 432 | 0.0843% |
| 1912 | #163 | 356 | 0.0828% |
| 1911 | #130 | 268 | 0.1186% |
| 1910 | #134 | 249 | 0.1282% |
| 1909 | #127 | 213 | 0.1299% |
| 1908 | #133 | 192 | 0.1244% |
| 1907 | #139 | 170 | 0.1158% |
| 1906 | #136 | 154 | 0.1157% |
| 1905 | #108 | 200 | 0.1512% |
| 1904 | #141 | 144 | 0.1124% |
| 1903 | #132 | 141 | 0.1183% |
| 1902 | #146 | 125 | 0.1019% |
| 1901 | #134 | 127 | 0.1193% |
| 1900 | #137 | 161 | 0.1070% |
| 1899 | #165 | 90 | 0.0847% |
| 1898 | #156 | 110 | 0.0897% |
| 1897 | #180 | 85 | 0.0754% |
| 1896 | #158 | 104 | 0.0870% |
| 1895 | #149 | 104 | 0.0886% |
| 1894 | #163 | 94 | 0.0812% |
| 1893 | #171 | 84 | 0.0748% |
| 1892 | #153 | 106 | 0.0869% |
| 1891 | #168 | 77 | 0.0761% |
| 1890 | #151 | 93 | 0.0838% |
| 1889 | #169 | 80 | 0.0723% |
| 1888 | #154 | 99 | 0.0819% |
| 1887 | #134 | 95 | 0.0937% |
| 1886 | #164 | 85 | 0.0767% |
| 1885 | #123 | 111 | 0.1030% |
| 1884 | #129 | 112 | 0.0979% |
| 1883 | #166 | 74 | 0.0707% |
| 1882 | #144 | 95 | 0.0836% |
| 1881 | #163 | 75 | 0.0745% |
| 1880 | #161 | 84 | 0.0760% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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