Jose

Jose

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: Spanish

Meaning

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

From Wikipedia

Jose first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 66 babies (rank #435 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

699

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jose

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	23	#691
1997	26	#647
1998	18	#868
1999	19	#852
2000	24	#740
2001	23	#766
2002	26	#740
2003	30	#718
2004	45	#567
2005	66	#435
2006	45	#629
2007	33	#809
2008	40	#731
2009	35	#816
2010	37	#796
2011	33	#889
2012	34	#891
2013	30	#963
2014	33	#902
2015	37	#842
2016	35	#893

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#691

1997

#647

1998

#868

1999

#852

2000

#740

2001

#766

2002

#740

2003

#718

2004

#567

2005

#435

2006

#629

2007

#809

2008

#731

2009

#816

2010

#796

2011

#889

2012

#891

2013

#963

2014

#902

2015

#842

2016

#893