Jose
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Jose
Jose is traditionally used as a middle name for girls — or second element of a double barrel name — among Spanish-speaking Catholics. It's typically seen in the combination Maria Jose, which holds significance as the names of Jesus's parents.
Jose for boys#95 US
More traditionally spelled as José, this unaccented form is seen more frequently in the US, where it ranked in the Top 100 in a recent year. Used widely in the Hispanic community, it's the Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph.
Pronounced as ho-ZAY in English, ho-SEH in Filipino, kho-SEH in Spanish, and zho-ZEH in Portuguese, iit has legions of famous bearers, both past and present, from baseball's Jose Conseco to opera's Jose Carreras, to musician Jose Feliciano to actor Jose Ferrer.
Peppy nicknames include Pepe, Pepito, and Peppino, along with Zé, Zezé, and Joselito.
Pronounced hoh-ZAY.
As of November 2026, Jose ranked #14219 for girls in US births in 2024 and #95 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1108 for girls in 1930 and #28 for boys in 2004, Nameberry popularity #944 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #76 | 5,485 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #80 | 5,176 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #77 | 5,119 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #81 | 4,813 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #89 | 4,318 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #92 | 4,132 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #94 | 3,854 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #89 | 4,001 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #86 | 4,030 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #93 | 3,720 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #91 | 3,768 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #95 | 3,678 |
World rankings
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Jose on lists
Famous Joses
- Jose Aldo da Silva Oliveira JuniorBoy
Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Jose Bernabe ReyesBoy
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Cuban,American baseball player
- Jose Antonio BautistaBoy
Dominican baseball player
- (Jose) Antonio Dominguez BanderasBoy
Spanish actor
- José Mário dos Santos Mourinho FélixBoy
Portuguese professional football manager and former football player
- Jose AltuveBoy
Venezuelan baseball player and second baseman for the Houston Astros
- Jose Manuel "Pepe" Reina PáezBoy
Spanish footballer
Jose in pop culture
- JoséBoy
a Mexican parrot from Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room
- José CariocaBoy
a Brazilian parrot from Disney's "The Three Caballeros"