How Many People Are Named Jose?
people named Jose are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 660 people in the US has this name
Based on 596,732 babies named Jose in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
12,916 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish and Portuguese form of JOSEPH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jose, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jose alive today is about 34 years old, and 46% are under 30. Half of them were between 20 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jose first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2002, to 12,916 babies. In 2025, 3,678 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jose never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #28, in 2004, and it was in the top 100 for 63 years, 1963 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #95.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #95 |
| Best rank | #28 (2004) |
| Years in the top 100 | 63 (1963 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #37 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jose alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jose were born in California than in any other state: about 154,536 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jose was given 3.5 times as often in New Mexico, 3.4 times in Texas and 2.4 times in California.
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