Meaning and history
Unaccented form of José, used mainly in the Americas and the Philippines.
20062006: 11,604 births, rank #30
2007: 11,252 births, rank #35
2008: 9,826 births, rank #40
2009: 8,818 births, rank #43
2010: 7,703 births, rank #52
20112011: 6,766 births, rank #65
2012: 6,041 births, rank #72
2013: 5,627 births, rank #76
2014: 5,485 births, rank #76
2015: 5,177 births, rank #80
20162016: 5,119 births, rank #77
2017: 4,815 births, rank #81
2018: 4,318 births, rank #89
2019: 4,135 births, rank #92
2020: 3,855 births, rank #94
20212021: 4,002 births, rank #89
2022: 4,031 births, rank #88
2023: 3,725 births, rank #93
2024: 3,784 births, rank #91
20252025: 3,678 births, rank #95
Jose has unusual staying power. It appears in the US records as early as 1880 and still ranks #95 for boys in 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2002, with 12,868 births.