Jose

“Variant of Joseph — God will add” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #95 in the US (2025) · 90s

Jose reached its best rank, #28, in 2004 and ranked #95 in 2025. Roughly 593,000 boys have been named Jose since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #36 in Spain (2024) · #37 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Joses

José Saramago — Portuguese novelist (1922–2010)
José Mujica — Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician
José Mourinho — Portuguese association football manager and former player
José Martí — Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero — Spanish politician

In stories & tradition

José Carioca — Saludos Amigos · The Three Caballeros
José Luis Torrente — fictional human
José Gaspar — fictional human

What Joses become

Among 26,510 notable people named Jose:

Political leaders appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. José Mujica, Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician.

Similar names: Joseph · Nathan · Joshua · Kase · Juan · Jesus

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