Fun Facts About the Name Joseluis
- More than 4 thousand babies named Joseluis: U.S. records list 4,303 babies given the name Joseluis from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Joseluis Mean?
Joseluis is a Spanish-language compound given name formed from two older names, José and Luis. Its meaning is the combined meaning of those parts: José means "God will add" (or "may God add"), and Luis means "famous warrior."
José comes from Hebrew Yosef, built on the root yasaf, "to add." The name passed into Greek as Ioseph and Latin as Ioseph before becoming José in Spanish. Luis comes from the Frankish name Hludwig (also recorded as Chlodovech), made of hlūt, "fame" or "renowned," and wīg, "war" or "battle." It reached Spanish through Old French Louis. The compound therefore carries two separate etymologies rather than one unified meaning.
Joseluis Name History & Origins
Compound names joining José with another male name are traditional in Spanish-speaking countries, and José Luis is one of the most familiar pairings. It is normally written as two words and treated as a double given name, but it also appears run together as Joseluis, a spelling used in official records and everyday use in Spain, Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking regions.
The two halves have separate histories. José is the Spanish form of Joseph, the biblical son of Jacob, whose story appears in the Book of Genesis. The name spread widely in the Christian world through devotion to Saint Joseph, and it became one of the most common Spanish male names. Luis descends from the Frankish Hludwig, which became Louis in French and was carried by a line of French kings; it entered Spanish as Luis. In the Philippines, where Spanish naming customs were long established, combined forms of this kind are also found in written records.
How Popular is the Name Joseluis?
Joseluis recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2000. Its best rank was #970 in 1987.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,807 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2024 | #3,413 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #3,025 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2022 | #2,886 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2021 | #2,566 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2020 | #2,427 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 2019 | #2,196 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 2018 | #2,337 | 57 | 0.0031% |
| 2017 | #2,116 | 65 | 0.0035% |
| 2016 | #2,220 | 61 | 0.0032% |
| 2015 | #2,026 | 71 | 0.0037% |
| 2014 | #1,718 | 88 | 0.0046% |
| 2013 | #1,638 | 93 | 0.0049% |
| 2012 | #1,608 | 97 | 0.0051% |
| 2011 | #1,708 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 2010 | #1,891 | 76 | 0.0040% |
| 2009 | #1,477 | 113 | 0.0057% |
| 2008 | #1,498 | 109 | 0.0053% |
| 2007 | #1,339 | 126 | 0.0061% |
| 2006 | #1,320 | 125 | 0.0061% |
| 2005 | #1,466 | 100 | 0.0050% |
| 2004 | #1,170 | 134 | 0.0068% |
| 2003 | #1,180 | 127 | 0.0064% |
| 2002 | #1,149 | 124 | 0.0064% |
| 2001 | #1,078 | 134 | 0.0069% |
| 2000 | #1,022 | 143 | 0.0073% |
| 1999 | #1,144 | 115 | 0.0060% |
| 1998 | #1,138 | 110 | 0.0058% |
| 1997 | #1,195 | 100 | 0.0053% |
| 1996 | #1,196 | 95 | 0.0050% |
| 1995 | #1,195 | 94 | 0.0049% |
| 1994 | #1,250 | 87 | 0.0045% |
| 1993 | #1,191 | 89 | 0.0045% |
| 1992 | #1,203 | 87 | 0.0044% |
| 1991 | #1,003 | 115 | 0.0057% |
| 1990 | #1,016 | 109 | 0.0053% |
| 1989 | #1,028 | 101 | 0.0050% |
| 1988 | #1,067 | 87 | 0.0045% |
| 1987 | #970 | 95 | 0.0051% |
| 1986 | #1,072 | 76 | 0.0041% |
| 1985 | #1,143 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 1984 | #1,336 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1983 | #1,173 | 60 | 0.0033% |
| 1982 | #1,169 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 1981 | #1,586 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1980 | #1,480 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1979 | #1,769 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1978 | #1,674 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1977 | #1,762 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1976 | #1,584 | 34 | 0.0022% |
| 1975 | #1,856 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1974 | #1,859 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1973 | #1,903 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1972 | #2,118 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1971 | #1,954 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1970 | #2,572 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #2,484 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #2,252 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1967 | #2,869 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,375 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,397 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #3,155 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #2,763 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #2,945 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #2,969 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #3,427 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,155 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #4,269 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #3,035 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #3,983 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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