Jose
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God will increase; Spanish form of Joseph.
Babies a year
4,781
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#95
down from #91
UK popularity
#1307
21 babies
How Jose has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #81 |
| 2016 | #77 |
| 2017 | #81 |
| 2018 | #89 |
| 2019 | #92 |
| 2020 | #94 |
| 2021 | #89 |
| 2022 | #88 |
| 2023 | #93 |
| 2024 | #91 |
| 2025 | #95 |
In 2025, 21 babies in England and Wales were named Jose. In the US, 4,781 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 12,861 in 2002.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Jose was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.60% of American babies of that sex.
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