Jose

Given to 596,732 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#95
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
3,678
boys 3,678
Peak year
2002
12,868 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
596,732
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jose was most popular in 2002, when 12,868 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,678 babies were named Jose, ranking #95 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2002 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jose was most popular in 2002, when 12,868 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,678 babies were named Jose, ranking #95 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.024681880192019602000Peak 2002

Jose was most popular in 2002, when 12,868 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,678 babies were named Jose, ranking #95 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 3,678 95
2024 6 13477 3,784 91
2023 8 11169 3,725 93
2022 8 11231 4,031 88
2021 7 12206 4,002 89
2020 10 9546 3,855 94
2019 6 13799 4,135 92
2018 9 10545 4,318 89
2017 6 14124 4,815 81
2016 11 9411 5,119 77
2015 11 9481 5,177 80
2014 10 10129 5,485 76
2013 6 14582 5,627 76
2012 13 8632 6,041 72
2011 11 9723 6,766 65
2010 19 6641 7,703 52
2009 12 9379 8,818 43
2008 22 6130 9,826 40
2007 25 5526 11,252 35
2006 32 4463 11,604 30
2005 37 3876 12,065 30
2004 46 3265 12,187 28
2003 32 4109 12,394 30
2002 48 3014 12,868 30
2001 56 2663 12,144 34
2000 55 2672 12,585 34
1999 54 2610 12,155 35
1998 45 2889 12,374 33
1997 49 2590 11,929 32
1996 64 2125 12,155 32
1995 73 1900 11,781 35
1994 79 1810 11,731 36
1993 73 1922 11,847 36
1992 95 1614 11,824 37
1991 96 1584 11,727 37
1990 113 1397 11,519 41
1989 83 1651 10,331 46
1988 99 1409 9,007 49
1987 78 1591 8,737 48
1986 91 1405 8,363 51
1985 90 1410 8,403 49
1984 83 1397 8,013 49
1983 73 1531 8,073 48
1982 79 1510 8,624 46
1981 75 1568 8,773 45
1980 88 1408 8,323 46
1979 91 1349 7,848 44
1978 91 1314 7,148 44
1977 76 1451 6,919 45
1976 84 1297 7,061 44
1975 81 1332 6,967 48
1974 66 1486 6,720 47
1973 58 1589 6,097 49
1972 59 1565 5,935 50
1971 58 1613 6,004 55
1970 60 1584 5,691 56
1969 57 1572 5,185 56
1968 43 1812 4,794 58
1967 41 1821 4,417 64
1966 32 2058 4,194 79
1965 42 1741 3,966 89
1964 26 2412 3,976 94
1963 39 1867 4,012 98
1962 35 1947 3,827 103
1961 39 1838 3,757 107
1960 44 1695 3,915 107
1959 24 2339 3,579 113
1958 31 1985 3,425 118
1957 26 2168 3,472 109
1956 36 1760 3,398 108
1955 24 2222 3,313 104
1954 30 1909 3,227 107
1953 28 1931 3,016 110
1952 31 1781 2,689 114
1951 37 1555 2,683 113
1950 21 2121 2,638 109
1949 25 1917 2,441 120
1948 16 2491 2,262 126
1947 28 1822 2,091 136
1946 20 2094 1,859 133
1945 16 2149 1,607 132
1944 20 1916 1,512 139
1943 16 2251 1,373 151
1942 19 1981 1,310 150
1941 20 1810 1,194 149
1940 13 2297 1,169 148
1939 25 1514 1,098 148
1938 13 2340 1,158 142
1937 20 1735 1,087 142
1936 12 2386 1,119 139
1935 19 1779 1,168 135
1934 16 2003 1,221 133
1933 19 1773 1,171 136
1932 18 1877 1,316 131
1931 22 1635 1,360 126
1930 45 1101 1,600 113
1929 19 1892 1,692 108
1928 31 1394 1,770 108
1927 30 1486 1,636 112
1926 30 1483 1,474 125
1925 15 2378 1,449 125
1924 23 1811 1,393 128
1923 15 2366 1,325 127
1922 18 2109 1,257 131
1921 19 2048 1,210 132
1920 11 2899 1,241 130
1919 14 2384 1,026 141
1918 9 3244 871 160
1917 15 2204 800 158
1916 12 2498 686 175
1915 7 3434 659 174
1914 <5 — 552 160
1913 6 2827 432 161
1912 <5 — 356 163
1911 <5 — 268 129
1910 6 2140 249 134
1909 5 2208 213 127
1908 <5 — 192 133
1907 <5 — 170 139
1906 <5 — 154 136
1905 5 1931 200 107
1904 <5 — 144 139
1903 <5 — 141 132
1902 <5 — 125 146
1901 5 1679 127 134
1900 <5 — 161 137
1899 <5 — 90 165
1898 6 1502 110 155
1897 6 1385 85 180
1896 5 1583 104 158
1895 <5 — 104 148
1894 <5 — 94 163
1893 <5 — 84 171
1892 5 1450 106 151
1891 5 1332 77 166
1890 <5 — 93 151
1889 <5 — 80 168
1888 <5 — 99 154
1887 <5 — 95 134
1886 <5 — 85 162
1885 <5 — 111 123
1884 <5 — 112 128
1883 <5 — 74 165
1882 <5 — 95 144
1881 <5 — 75 163
1880 <5 — 84 161

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Other spellings

Joss · 691 Josee · 577 Jozee · 182

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Where Jose is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years