Jose is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #95 in 2025.
Jose is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #95 for boy births in the United States (and #163 across all names), given to 3,678 babies — 3,715 including U.S. territories. Jose first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2002 (12,868 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,678 | 3,715 | — | #95 |
| 2024 | 3,790 | 3,827 | #14,266 | #91 |
| 2023 | 3,733 | 3,762 | #11,660 | #93 |
| 2022 | 4,039 | 4,081 | #11,679 | #88 |
| 2021 | 4,009 | 4,067 | #12,794 | #89 |
| 2020 | 3,865 | 3,933 | #9,867 | #94 |
| 2019 | 4,141 | 4,214 | #14,602 | #92 |
| 2018 | 4,327 | 4,393 | #10,959 | #89 |
| 2017 | 4,821 | 4,915 | #14,936 | #81 |
| 2016 | 5,130 | 5,243 | #9,722 | #77 |
| 2015 | 5,188 | 5,329 | #9,775 | #80 |
| 2014 | 5,495 | 5,676 | #10,512 | #76 |
| 2013 | 5,633 | 5,853 | #15,485 | #76 |
| 2012 | 6,054 | 6,291 | #8,864 | #72 |
| 2011 | 6,777 | 7,041 | #10,027 | #65 |
| 2010 | 7,722 | 8,076 | #6,765 | #52 |
| 2009 | 8,830 | 9,246 | #9,674 | #43 |
| 2008 | 9,848 | 10,284 | #6,244 | #40 |
| 2007 | 11,277 | 11,826 | #5,603 | #35 |
| 2006 | 11,636 | 12,198 | #4,510 | #30 |
| 2005 | 12,102 | 12,781 | #3,910 | #30 |
| 2004 | 12,233 | 13,064 | #3,294 | #28 |
| 2003 | 12,426 | 13,314 | #4,148 | #30 |
| 2002 | 12,916 | 13,863 | #3,035 | #30 |
| 2001 | 12,200 | 13,236 | #2,676 | #34 |
| 2000 | 12,640 | 13,904 | #2,686 | #34 |
| 1999 | 12,209 | 13,572 | #2,623 | #35 |
| 1998 | 12,419 | 13,895 | #2,905 | #33 |
| 1997 | 11,978 | — | #2,602 | #32 |
| 1996 | 12,219 | — | #2,135 | #32 |
| 1995 | 11,854 | — | #1,908 | #35 |
| 1994 | 11,810 | — | #1,817 | #36 |
| 1993 | 11,920 | — | #1,928 | #36 |
| 1992 | 11,919 | — | #1,616 | #37 |
| 1991 | 11,823 | — | #1,588 | #37 |
| 1990 | 11,632 | — | #1,401 | #41 |
| 1989 | 10,414 | — | #1,656 | #46 |
| 1988 | 9,106 | — | #1,412 | #49 |
| 1987 | 8,815 | — | #1,597 | #48 |
| 1986 | 8,454 | — | #1,412 | #51 |
| 1985 | 8,493 | — | #1,417 | #49 |
| 1984 | 8,096 | — | #1,408 | #49 |
| 1983 | 8,146 | — | #1,544 | #48 |
| 1982 | 8,703 | — | #1,517 | #46 |
| 1981 | 8,848 | — | #1,571 | #45 |
| 1980 | 8,411 | — | #1,411 | #46 |
| 1979 | 7,939 | — | #1,357 | #44 |
| 1978 | 7,239 | — | #1,319 | #44 |
| 1977 | 6,995 | — | #1,453 | #45 |
| 1976 | 7,145 | — | #1,302 | #44 |
| 1975 | 7,048 | — | #1,338 | #48 |
| 1974 | 6,786 | — | #1,493 | #47 |
| 1973 | 6,155 | — | #1,596 | #49 |
| 1972 | 5,994 | — | #1,571 | #50 |
| 1971 | 6,062 | — | #1,617 | #55 |
| 1970 | 5,751 | — | #1,586 | #56 |
| 1969 | 5,242 | — | #1,581 | #56 |
| 1968 | 4,837 | — | #1,820 | #58 |
| 1967 | 4,458 | — | #1,834 | #64 |
| 1966 | 4,226 | — | #2,075 | #79 |
| 1965 | 4,008 | — | #1,755 | #89 |
| 1964 | 4,002 | — | #2,437 | #94 |
| 1963 | 4,051 | — | #1,880 | #98 |
| 1962 | 3,862 | — | #1,960 | #103 |
| 1961 | 3,796 | — | #1,854 | #107 |
| 1960 | 3,959 | — | #1,707 | #107 |
| 1959 | 3,603 | — | #2,370 | #113 |
| 1958 | 3,456 | — | #2,005 | #118 |
| 1957 | 3,498 | — | #2,197 | #109 |
| 1956 | 3,434 | — | #1,774 | #108 |
| 1955 | 3,337 | — | #2,246 | #104 |
| 1954 | 3,257 | — | #1,923 | #107 |
| 1953 | 3,044 | — | #1,950 | #110 |
| 1952 | 2,720 | — | #1,800 | #114 |
| 1951 | 2,720 | — | #1,565 | #113 |
| 1950 | 2,659 | — | #2,157 | #109 |
| 1949 | 2,466 | — | #1,941 | #120 |
| 1948 | 2,278 | — | #2,546 | #126 |
| 1947 | 2,119 | — | #1,841 | #136 |
| 1946 | 1,879 | — | #2,122 | #133 |
| 1945 | 1,623 | — | #2,191 | #132 |
| 1944 | 1,532 | — | #1,940 | #139 |
| 1943 | 1,389 | — | #2,300 | #151 |
| 1942 | 1,329 | — | #2,008 | #150 |
| 1941 | 1,214 | — | #1,842 | #149 |
| 1940 | 1,182 | — | #2,359 | #148 |
| 1939 | 1,123 | — | #1,528 | #148 |
| 1938 | 1,171 | — | #2,386 | #142 |
| 1937 | 1,107 | — | #1,753 | #142 |
| 1936 | 1,131 | — | #2,444 | #139 |
| 1935 | 1,187 | — | #1,812 | #135 |
| 1934 | 1,237 | — | #2,038 | #133 |
| 1933 | 1,190 | — | #1,804 | #136 |
| 1932 | 1,334 | — | #1,913 | #131 |
| 1931 | 1,382 | — | #1,656 | #126 |
| 1930 | 1,645 | — | #1,108 | #113 |
| 1929 | 1,711 | — | #1,916 | #108 |
| 1928 | 1,801 | — | #1,410 | #108 |
| 1927 | 1,666 | — | #1,501 | #112 |
| 1926 | 1,504 | — | #1,495 | #125 |
| 1925 | 1,464 | — | #2,433 | #125 |
| 1924 | 1,416 | — | #1,838 | #128 |
| 1923 | 1,340 | — | #2,408 | #127 |
| 1922 | 1,275 | — | #2,151 | #131 |
| 1921 | 1,229 | — | #2,080 | #132 |
| 1920 | 1,252 | — | #2,997 | #130 |
| 1919 | 1,040 | — | #2,442 | #141 |
| 1918 | 880 | — | #3,385 | #160 |
| 1917 | 815 | — | #2,258 | #158 |
| 1916 | 698 | — | #2,571 | #175 |
| 1915 | 666 | — | #3,612 | #174 |
| 1914 | 552 | — | — | #160 |
| 1913 | 438 | — | #3,014 | #161 |
| 1912 | 356 | — | — | #163 |
| 1911 | 268 | — | — | #130 |
| 1910 | 255 | — | #2,281 | #134 |
| 1909 | 218 | — | #2,373 | #127 |
| 1908 | 192 | — | — | #133 |
| 1907 | 170 | — | — | #139 |
| 1906 | 154 | — | — | #136 |
| 1905 | 205 | — | #2,081 | #108 |
| 1904 | 144 | — | — | #141 |
| 1903 | 141 | — | — | #132 |
| 1902 | 125 | — | — | #146 |
| 1901 | 132 | — | #1,804 | #134 |
| 1900 | 161 | — | — | #137 |
| 1899 | 90 | — | — | #165 |
| 1898 | 116 | — | #1,602 | #156 |
| 1897 | 91 | — | #1,462 | #180 |
| 1896 | 109 | — | #1,708 | #158 |
| 1895 | 104 | — | — | #149 |
| 1894 | 94 | — | — | #163 |
| 1893 | 84 | — | — | #171 |
| 1892 | 111 | — | #1,553 | #153 |
| 1891 | 82 | — | #1,420 | #168 |
| 1890 | 93 | — | — | #151 |
| 1889 | 80 | — | — | #169 |
| 1888 | 99 | — | — | #154 |
| 1887 | 95 | — | — | #134 |
| 1886 | 85 | — | — | #164 |
| 1885 | 111 | — | — | #123 |
| 1884 | 112 | — | — | #129 |
| 1883 | 74 | — | — | #166 |
| 1882 | 95 | — | — | #144 |
| 1881 | 75 | — | — | #163 |
| 1880 | 84 | — | — | #161 |