Jose

Meaning: God will add
Origin: Spanish (from Hebrew) — Variant of Joseph

Boy's name · #95 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Jose reached its best rank, #28, in 2004 and ranked #95 in 2025. Roughly 593,000 boys have been named Jose since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Jose is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Jose is especially popular in Ecuador.

#10 in Ecuador (2025) · #36 in Spain (2024) · #37 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #79 in Mexico (2024) · #458 in Switzerland (2025) · #541 in Ireland (2025) · #733 in France (2025) · #1,337 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #540 in Canada (2024).

Famous Joses

José Saramago — Portuguese novelist (1922–2010)
José Mujica — Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician
José Mourinho — Portuguese association football manager and former player
José Martí — Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853–1895)
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero — Spanish politician

In stories & tradition

José Carioca — Saludos Amigos (film)
José Luis Torrente — Torrente, the dumb arm of the law (film)
José Gaspar — Apocryphal Spanish pirate

What Joses become

Among 26,510 notable people named Jose:

Political leaders appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. José Mujica, Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician.

Similar names: Joseph · Nathan · Josiah · Kase · Juan · Josue

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