Jose

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph.

From Wikipedia

Jose first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 103 babies (rank #275 that year). In 2024 it was given to 52 boys (rank #540). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Jose

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jose yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,132

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

103

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jose

José Saramagodiarist · b. 1922
José Mujicadraftsperson · b. 1935
José Martílinguist · b. 1853
José Sarneynovelist · b. 1930
José María Giménezassociation football player · b. 1995

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	74	#337
1992	103	#275
1993	74	#343
1994	78	#311
1995	78	#335
1996	81	#333
1997	82	#313
1998	67	#350
1999	63	#352
2000	72	#330
2001	73	#330
2002	88	#274
2003	72	#326
2004	61	#387
2005	67	#361
2006	63	#411
2007	69	#415
2008	82	#367
2009	47	#569
2010	59	#474
2011	63	#446
2012	45	#576
2013	38	#665
2014	41	#655
2015	53	#528
2016	38	#692
2017	64	#459
2018	48	#570
2019	46	#591
2020	28	#871
2021	42	#664
2022	59	#482
2023	42	#641
2024	52	#540