Jose

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

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

From Wikipedia

Jose first appears in the data in 1924 and has been recorded in 96 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1950 with 12,251 babies (rank #2 that year). In 2024 it was given to 378 boys (rank #37). The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

531,575

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

12,251

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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Names ranked near Jose in 2024

Other boys' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1924	8,395	#1
1930	6,095	#1
1931	6,095	#1
1932	6,094	#1
1933	6,094	#1
1934	6,094	#1
1935	6,094	#1
1936	6,094	#1
1937	6,094	#1
1938	6,094	#1
1939	6,094	#1
1940	11,702	#1
1941	11,702	#1
1942	11,702	#1
1943	11,702	#1
1944	11,702	#1
1945	11,702	#1
1946	11,701	#1
1947	11,701	#1
1948	11,701	#1
1949	11,701	#1
1950	12,251	#2
1951	12,251	#2
1952	12,250	#2
1953	12,250	#2
1954	12,250	#2
1955	12,250	#2
1956	12,250	#2
1957	12,250	#2
1958	12,250	#2
1959	12,250	#2
1960	9,882	#3
1961	9,882	#3
1962	9,882	#3
1963	9,881	#3
1964	9,881	#3
1965	9,881	#3
1966	9,881	#3
1967	9,881	#3
1968	9,881	#3
1969	9,881	#3
1970	5,037	#13
1971	5,037	#13
1972	5,037	#13
1973	5,037	#13
1974	5,037	#13
1975	5,037	#13
1976	5,037	#13
1977	5,036	#13
1978	5,036	#13
1979	5,036	#13
1980	2,701	#21
1981	2,701	#21
1982	2,701	#21
1983	2,701	#21
1984	2,701	#21
1985	2,701	#21
1986	2,701	#21
1987	2,701	#21
1988	2,701	#21
1989	2,700	#21
1990	1,712	#27
1991	1,712	#27
1992	1,712	#27
1993	1,712	#27
1994	1,712	#27
1995	1,711	#27
1996	1,711	#27
1997	1,711	#27
1998	1,711	#27
1999	1,711	#27
2000	1,576	#32
2001	1,576	#32
2002	1,576	#32
2003	1,576	#32
2004	1,576	#32
2005	1,576	#32
2006	1,576	#32
2007	1,576	#31
2008	1,576	#31
2009	1,575	#32
2010	1,177	#42
2011	1,177	#42
2012	1,177	#42
2013	1,176	#42
2014	1,176	#42
2015	1,176	#42
2016	1,176	#42
2017	1,176	#42
2018	1,176	#42
2019	1,176	#42
2020	379	#36
2021	379	#36
2022	379	#36
2023	379	#36
2024	378	#37