Jose
The Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef, understood as 'he will add' — a name given in the book of Genesis to Jacob and Rachel's son.
Jose in 2025
Jose was given to 3,678 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 163rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 901 babies born.
The history of Jose
Jose reached its highest point in 2002, when 12,916 babies were given the name, ranking 43rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 42nd, in 2004.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 596,732 babies have been named Jose. Half of them were born before 1991, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Jose by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jose | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 910 | 295 |
| 1890s | 974 | 401 |
| 1900s | 1,642 | 327 |
| 1910s | 5,968 | 335 |
| 1920s | 14,658 | 240 |
| 1930s | 12,507 | 247 |
| 1940s | 17,011 | 252 |
| 1950s | 31,728 | 232 |
| 1960s | 42,441 | 125 |
| 1970s | 67,114 | 78 |
| 1980s | 87,486 | 74 |
| 1990s | 119,783 | 48 |
| 2000s | 116,108 | 42 |
| 2010s | 55,288 | 72 |
| 2020s | 23,114 | 148 |
Where Jose is heading
Jose has fallen 29% over the past decade, from 5,188 babies in 2015 to 3,678 in 2025.
Names like Jose
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jose.