Meaning not yet researched.
Jose: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 3,678 in 2025. Its best rank was #28 in 2004.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #28 in 2004; #95 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Jose in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#95 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 2004, at #28.
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Jose: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 3,678 boys in 2025. Peak: #28 in 2004 · most boys in one year: 12,868 (2002).
In 2025, 3,678 US boys were named Jose, making it the 95th most common boys’ name of the year, down 4 places from #91 in 2024. That is 106 fewer than the 3,784 boys named Jose in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #28, reached in 2004. The most boys given the name in a single year was 12,868, in 2002. For comparison, it was #80 in 2015 and #109 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Jose in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 84 babies with the name. In all, 596,732 US babies have been given the name, 0.7% of them girls and 99% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 119,783 babies named Jose.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 41,462 US boys were named Jose; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 5,119. In 2025 that was about 1 in 464 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Jose ranked highest in Texas in 2025, at #15 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 9 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Joseph (2,680,213 babies since 1880), Joe (464,574 babies since 1880), Josie (75,915 babies since 1880) and Yosef (10,612 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Josi, Joss and Joash are summarised on this page.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Josi (1,059), Joss (691), Joash (406), Joas (283), Jos (96), Josy (83), Joes (12), Josse (10), Joise (6), Josje (6), Jouse (5), Joyse (5).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
No nicknames listed for Jose in the open dataset we use.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 8 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 991 | #15 | #10 |
| Arizona | 185 | #22 | #20 |
| New Mexico | 37 | #34 | #42 |
| California | 681 | #49 | #39 |
| Nevada | 39 | #76 | #75 |
| Wyoming | 6 | #79 | #141 |
| Rhode Island | 13 | #81 | #80 |
| Colorado | 71 | #96 | #84 |
| Arkansas | 33 | #100 | #219 |
| Illinois | 114 | #102 | #94 |
| Florida | 212 | #104 | #75 |
| Oklahoma | 44 | #106 | #70 |
| North Carolina | 114 | #107 | #118 |
| Oregon | 36 | #107 | #109 |
| Kansas | 34 | #112 | #76 |
| Maryland | 51 | #114 | #145 |
| Georgia | 102 | #115 | #110 |
| South Carolina | 45 | #118 | #222 |
| Nebraska | 21 | #129 | #131 |
| District of Columbia | 7 | #131 | #117 |
| Washington | 61 | #132 | #93 |
| New Jersey | 69 | #140 | #110 |
| Alabama | 40 | #142 | #193 |
| North Dakota | 9 | #145 | — |
| Utah | 36 | #150 | #137 |
| Indiana | 55 | #152 | #214 |
| Virginia | 58 | #154 | #163 |
| Tennessee | 62 | #157 | #154 |
| Connecticut | 22 | #159 | #110 |
| Idaho | 17 | #164 | #98 |
| Louisiana | 29 | #178 | #184 |
| Delaware | 6 | #188 | #147 |
| Iowa | 22 | #188 | #128 |
| Massachusetts | 33 | #196 | #174 |
| New York | 96 | #206 | #131 |
| Mississippi | 15 | #207 | #397 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | #209 | #152 |
| Kentucky | 23 | #239 | #238 |
| Missouri | 27 | #261 | #331 |
| Minnesota | 21 | #296 | #179 |
| Ohio | 41 | #300 | #310 |
| Pennsylvania | 34 | #328 | #209 |
| Michigan | 24 | #367 | #350 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 3,678 | #95 |
| 2024 | 6 | #14,266 | 3,784 | #91 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,660 | 3,725 | #93 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,679 | 4,031 | #88 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,794 | 4,002 | #89 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,867 | 3,855 | #94 |
| 2019 | 6 | #14,602 | 4,135 | #92 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,959 | 4,318 | #89 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,936 | 4,815 | #81 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,722 | 5,119 | #77 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,775 | 5,177 | #80 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,512 | 5,485 | #76 |
| 2013 | 6 | #15,485 | 5,627 | #76 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,864 | 6,041 | #72 |
| 2011 | 11 | #10,027 | 6,766 | #65 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,765 | 7,703 | #52 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,674 | 8,818 | #43 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,244 | 9,826 | #40 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,603 | 11,252 | #35 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4,510 | 11,604 | #30 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3,910 | 12,065 | #30 |
| 2004 | 46 | #3,294 | 12,187 | #28 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4,148 | 12,394 | #30 |
| 2002 | 48 | #3,035 | 12,868 | #30 |
| 2001 | 56 | #2,676 | 12,144 | #34 |
| 2000 | 55 | #2,686 | 12,585 | #34 |
| 1999 | 54 | #2,623 | 12,155 | #35 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,905 | 12,374 | #33 |
| 1997 | 49 | #2,602 | 11,929 | #32 |
| 1996 | 64 | #2,135 | 12,155 | #32 |
| 1995 | 73 | #1,908 | 11,781 | #35 |
| 1994 | 79 | #1,817 | 11,731 | #36 |
| 1993 | 73 | #1,928 | 11,847 | #36 |
| 1992 | 95 | #1,616 | 11,824 | #37 |
| 1991 | 96 | #1,588 | 11,727 | #37 |
| 1990 | 113 | #1,401 | 11,519 | #41 |
| 1989 | 83 | #1,656 | 10,331 | #46 |
| 1988 | 99 | #1,412 | 9,007 | #49 |
| 1987 | 78 | #1,597 | 8,737 | #48 |
| 1986 | 91 | #1,412 | 8,363 | #51 |
| 1985 | 90 | #1,417 | 8,403 | #49 |
| 1984 | 83 | #1,408 | 8,013 | #49 |
| 1983 | 73 | #1,544 | 8,073 | #48 |
| 1982 | 79 | #1,517 | 8,624 | #46 |
| 1981 | 75 | #1,571 | 8,773 | #45 |
| 1980 | 88 | #1,411 | 8,323 | #46 |
| 1979 | 91 | #1,357 | 7,848 | #44 |
| 1978 | 91 | #1,319 | 7,148 | #44 |
| 1977 | 76 | #1,453 | 6,919 | #45 |
| 1976 | 84 | #1,302 | 7,061 | #44 |
| 1975 | 81 | #1,338 | 6,967 | #48 |
| 1974 | 66 | #1,493 | 6,720 | #47 |
| 1973 | 58 | #1,596 | 6,097 | #49 |
| 1972 | 59 | #1,571 | 5,935 | #50 |
| 1971 | 58 | #1,617 | 6,004 | #55 |
| 1970 | 60 | #1,586 | 5,691 | #56 |
| 1969 | 57 | #1,581 | 5,185 | #56 |
| 1968 | 43 | #1,820 | 4,794 | #58 |
| 1967 | 41 | #1,834 | 4,417 | #64 |
| 1966 | 32 | #2,075 | 4,194 | #79 |
| 1965 | 42 | #1,755 | 3,966 | #89 |
| 1964 | 26 | #2,437 | 3,976 | #94 |
| 1963 | 39 | #1,880 | 4,012 | #98 |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,960 | 3,827 | #103 |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,854 | 3,757 | #107 |
| 1960 | 44 | #1,707 | 3,915 | #107 |
| 1959 | 24 | #2,370 | 3,579 | #113 |
| 1958 | 31 | #2,005 | 3,425 | #118 |
| 1957 | 26 | #2,197 | 3,472 | #109 |
| 1956 | 36 | #1,774 | 3,398 | #108 |
| 1955 | 24 | #2,246 | 3,313 | #104 |
| 1954 | 30 | #1,923 | 3,227 | #107 |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,950 | 3,016 | #110 |
| 1952 | 31 | #1,800 | 2,689 | #114 |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,565 | 2,683 | #113 |
| 1950 | 21 | #2,157 | 2,638 | #109 |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,941 | 2,441 | #120 |
| 1948 | 16 | #2,546 | 2,262 | #126 |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,841 | 2,091 | #136 |
| 1946 | 20 | #2,122 | 1,859 | #133 |
| 1945 | 16 | #2,191 | 1,607 | #132 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,940 | 1,512 | #139 |
| 1943 | 16 | #2,300 | 1,373 | #151 |
| 1942 | 19 | #2,008 | 1,310 | #150 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,842 | 1,194 | #149 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,359 | 1,169 | #148 |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,528 | 1,098 | #148 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,386 | 1,158 | #142 |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,753 | 1,087 | #142 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,444 | 1,119 | #139 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,812 | 1,168 | #135 |
| 1934 | 16 | #2,038 | 1,221 | #133 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,804 | 1,171 | #136 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,913 | 1,316 | #131 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,656 | 1,360 | #126 |
| 1930 | 45 | #1,108 | 1,600 | #113 |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,916 | 1,692 | #108 |
| 1928 | 31 | #1,410 | 1,770 | #108 |
| 1927 | 30 | #1,501 | 1,636 | #112 |
| 1926 | 30 | #1,495 | 1,474 | #125 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,433 | 1,449 | #125 |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,838 | 1,393 | #128 |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,408 | 1,325 | #127 |
| 1922 | 18 | #2,151 | 1,257 | #131 |
| 1921 | 19 | #2,080 | 1,210 | #132 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,997 | 1,241 | #130 |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,442 | 1,026 | #141 |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,385 | 871 | #160 |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,258 | 800 | #158 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,571 | 686 | #175 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,612 | 659 | #174 |
| 1914 | — | — | 552 | #160 |
| 1913 | 6 | #3,014 | 432 | #161 |
| 1912 | — | — | 356 | #163 |
| 1911 | — | — | 268 | #130 |
| 1910 | 6 | #2,281 | 249 | #134 |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,373 | 213 | #127 |
| 1908 | — | — | 192 | #133 |
| 1907 | — | — | 170 | #139 |
| 1906 | — | — | 154 | #136 |
| 1905 | 5 | #2,081 | 200 | #108 |
| 1904 | — | — | 144 | #141 |
| 1903 | — | — | 141 | #132 |
| 1902 | — | — | 125 | #146 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,804 | 127 | #134 |
| 1900 | — | — | 161 | #137 |
| 1899 | — | — | 90 | #165 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,602 | 110 | #156 |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,462 | 85 | #180 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,708 | 104 | #158 |
| 1895 | — | — | 104 | #149 |
| 1894 | — | — | 94 | #163 |
| 1893 | — | — | 84 | #171 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,553 | 106 | #153 |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,420 | 77 | #168 |
| 1890 | — | — | 93 | #151 |
| 1889 | — | — | 80 | #169 |
| 1888 | — | — | 99 | #154 |
| 1887 | — | — | 95 | #134 |
| 1886 | — | — | 85 | #164 |
| 1885 | — | — | 111 | #123 |
| 1884 | — | — | 112 | #129 |
| 1883 | — | — | 74 | #166 |
| 1882 | — | — | 95 | #144 |
| 1881 | — | — | 75 | #163 |
| 1880 | — | — | 84 | #161 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).