Joss is a rare variant of Jose that peaked in 2005 and has grown less common since.
Joss is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,283 among boys (8) and #15,989 among girls (5) — overall #13,904 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #15,989 | #9,283 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #14,274 | #6,633 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | #10,705 | #6,066 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | #12,840 | #6,305 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | #12,796 | #5,014 |
| 2020 | 39 | 39 | #8,649 | #3,864 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | #10,869 | #5,250 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | #10,157 | #7,356 |
| 2017 | 35 | 35 | #7,634 | #4,837 |
| 2016 | 34 | 34 | #6,770 | #5,666 |
| 2015 | 35 | 35 | #6,337 | #5,866 |
| 2014 | 39 | 39 | #6,844 | #4,620 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #17,842 | #5,522 |
| 2012 | 24 | 24 | #11,703 | #5,844 |
| 2011 | 23 | 23 | #9,414 | #7,232 |
| 2010 | 25 | 25 | #7,347 | #9,213 |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | #9,120 | #6,261 |
| 2008 | 27 | 27 | #7,212 | #8,647 |
| 2007 | 28 | 28 | #13,242 | #4,719 |
| 2006 | 34 | 34 | #6,467 | #5,937 |
| 2005 | 41 | 41 | #6,980 | #3,872 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,251 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,152 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,559 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,891 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,645 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,727 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,432 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | — | #7,679 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | — | #8,864 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,607 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #8,532 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,449 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #6,738 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,414 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,325 |