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Jose is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 592,999 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 588,779 as boys and 4,220 as girls. Jose gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 2002 and has since declined significantly. It is the #102 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

Fewer

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	3,774
2023	3,728
2022	4,038
2021	4,008
2020	3,864
2019	4,138
2018	4,327
2017	4,819
2016	5,130
2015	5,187
2014	5,495
2013	5,633
2012	6,054
2011	6,774
2010	7,720
2009	8,830
2008	9,847
2007	11,277
2006	11,635
2005	12,102
2004	12,233
2003	12,426
2002	12,916
2001	12,198
2000	12,640
1999	12,209
1998	12,420
1997	11,976
1996	12,219
1995	11,853
1994	11,808
1993	11,920
1992	11,917
1991	11,824
1990	11,631
1989	10,413
1988	9,107
1987	8,816
1986	8,454
1985	8,492
1984	8,096
1983	8,147
1982	8,701
1981	8,848
1980	8,410
1979	7,939
1978	7,238
1977	6,994
1976	7,145
1975	7,048
1974	6,787
1973	6,154
1972	5,994
1971	6,062
1970	5,751
1969	5,242
1968	4,836
1967	4,457
1966	4,225
1965	4,007
1964	4,000
1963	4,052
1962	3,861
1961	3,795
1960	3,959
1959	3,604
1958	3,456
1957	3,498
1956	3,434
1955	3,333
1954	3,260
1953	3,045
1952	2,720
1951	2,721
1950	2,659
1949	2,465
1948	2,278
1947	2,119
1946	1,879
1945	1,624
1944	1,532
1943	1,389
1942	1,329
1941	1,214
1940	1,182
1939	1,123
1938	1,171
1937	1,106
1936	1,131
1935	1,187
1934	1,237
1933	1,190
1932	1,334
1931	1,382
1930	1,645
1929	1,711
1928	1,801
1927	1,666
1926	1,504
1925	1,464
1924	1,416
1923	1,340
1922	1,275
1921	1,229
1920	1,252
1919	1,040
1918	880
1917	815
1916	698
1915	666
1914	552
1913	438
1912	356
1911	268
1910	255
1909	218
1908	192
1907	170
1906	154
1905	205
1904	144
1903	141
1902	125
1901	132
1900	161
1899	90
1898	116
1897	91
1896	109
1895	104
1894	94
1893	84
1892	111
1891	82
1890	93
1889	80
1888	99
1887	95
1886	85
1885	111
1884	112
1883	74
1882	95
1881	75
1880	84