How Many People Are Named Jos?
people named Jos are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,219,566 people in the US has this name
Based on 96 babies named Jos in Social Security records from 1915 to 2021, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
9 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Dutch short form of JOZEF.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Jos in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jos alive today is about 16 years old, and 88% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jos first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 2007, to 9 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2021.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2021
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jos alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jos were born in South Carolina than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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