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Jose

Boy Spanish #11649 in 2023

Jose is a boy name of Spanish origin.

Meaning of Jose

Means "Joseph". From -/- José, from -.

Popularity of Jose

Popularity, 1880–2023

3,728 births in 2023

1880 2023

585,011 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2002

12,916 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Boy · Ancient Greek

From the Ἰάσων, from ἰάομαι

Boy · Germanic languages

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.