Jose
Top 1000
About Jose
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 October 2026, Jose ranked #95 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #28 in 2004.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #76 | 5,485 | 2,855.5 |
| 2015 | #80 | 5,176 | 2,700.4 |
| 2016 | #77 | 5,119 | 2,697.4 |
| 2017 | #81 | 4,813 | 2,600.3 |
| 2018 | #89 | 4,318 | 2,377.5 |
| 2019 | #92 | 4,132 | 2,303 |
| 2020 | #94 | 3,854 | 2,232.8 |
| 2021 | #89 | 4,001 | 2,287 |
| 2022 | #86 | 4,030 | 2,308.1 |
| 2023 | #93 | 3,720 | 2,174.7 |
| 2024 | #91 | 3,768 | 2,187 |
| 2025 | #95 | 3,678 | 2,153.3 |
World rankings
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Jose on lists
Famous Joses
- Jose Aldo da Silva Oliveira Junior
Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Jose Bernabe Reyes
Dominican baseball player
- Jose D. Fernandez
Cuban,American baseball player
- Jose Antonio Bautista
Dominican baseball player
- (Jose) Antonio Dominguez Banderas
Spanish actor
- José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix
Portuguese professional football manager and former football player
- Jose Altuve
Venezuelan baseball player and second baseman for the Houston Astros
- Jose Manuel "Pepe" Reina Páez
Spanish footballer
Jose in pop culture
- José
a Mexican parrot from Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room
- José Carioca
a Brazilian parrot from Disney's "The Three Caballeros"