Jose
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · #95 for boys in 2025, 3,678 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2004 · 12,187 births
- Debut · boys
- 84 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 63 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 592,512since 1880
Jose over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #95 | 3,678 | |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #91 | 3,784 |
| 2023 | #11,169 | 8 | #93 | 3,725 |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | #88 | 4,031 |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #89 | 4,002 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | #94 | 3,855 |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #92 | 4,135 |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | #89 | 4,318 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #81 | 4,815 |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | #77 | 5,119 |
| 2015 | #9,481 | 11 | #80 | 5,177 |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | #76 | 5,485 |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #76 | 5,627 |
| 2012 | #8,632 | 13 | #72 | 6,041 |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | #65 | 6,766 |
| 2010 | #6,641 | 19 | #52 | 7,703 |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | #43 | 8,818 |
| 2008 | #6,130 | 22 | #40 | 9,826 |
| 2007 | #5,526 | 25 | #35 | 11,252 |
| 2006 | #4,463 | 32 | #30 | 11,604 |
| 2005 | #3,876 | 37 | #30 | 12,065 |
| 2004 | #3,265 | 46 | #28 | 12,187 |
| 2003 | #4,109 | 32 | #30 | 12,394 |
| 2002 | #3,014 | 48 | #30 | 12,868 |
| 2001 | #2,663 | 56 | #34 | 12,144 |
| 2000 | #2,672 | 55 | #34 | 12,585 |
| 1999 | #2,610 | 54 | #35 | 12,155 |
| 1998 | #2,889 | 45 | #33 | 12,374 |
| 1997 | #2,590 | 49 | #32 | 11,929 |
| 1996 | #2,125 | 64 | #32 | 12,155 |
| 1995 | #1,900 | 73 | #35 | 11,781 |
| 1994 | #1,810 | 79 | #36 | 11,731 |
| 1993 | #1,922 | 73 | #36 | 11,847 |
| 1992 | #1,614 | 95 | #37 | 11,824 |
| 1991 | #1,584 | 96 | #37 | 11,727 |
| 1990 | #1,397 | 113 | #41 | 11,519 |
| 1989 | #1,651 | 83 | #46 | 10,331 |
| 1988 | #1,409 | 99 | #49 | 9,007 |
| 1987 | #1,591 | 78 | #48 | 8,737 |
| 1986 | #1,405 | 91 | #51 | 8,363 |
| 1985 | #1,410 | 90 | #49 | 8,403 |
| 1984 | #1,397 | 83 | #49 | 8,013 |
| 1983 | #1,531 | 73 | #48 | 8,073 |
| 1982 | #1,510 | 79 | #46 | 8,624 |
| 1981 | #1,568 | 75 | #45 | 8,773 |
| 1980 | #1,408 | 88 | #46 | 8,323 |
| 1979 | #1,349 | 91 | #44 | 7,848 |
| 1978 | #1,314 | 91 | #44 | 7,148 |
| 1977 | #1,451 | 76 | #45 | 6,919 |
| 1976 | #1,297 | 84 | #44 | 7,061 |
| 1975 | #1,332 | 81 | #48 | 6,967 |
| 1974 | #1,486 | 66 | #47 | 6,720 |
| 1973 | #1,589 | 58 | #49 | 6,097 |
| 1972 | #1,565 | 59 | #50 | 5,935 |
| 1971 | #1,613 | 58 | #55 | 6,004 |
| 1970 | #1,584 | 60 | #56 | 5,691 |
| 1969 | #1,572 | 57 | #56 | 5,185 |
| 1968 | #1,812 | 43 | #58 | 4,794 |
| 1967 | #1,821 | 41 | #64 | 4,417 |
| 1966 | #2,058 | 32 | #79 | 4,194 |
| 1965 | #1,741 | 42 | #89 | 3,966 |
| 1964 | #2,412 | 26 | #94 | 3,976 |
| 1963 | #1,867 | 39 | #98 | 4,012 |
| 1962 | #1,947 | 35 | #103 | 3,827 |
| 1961 | #1,838 | 39 | #107 | 3,757 |
| 1960 | #1,695 | 44 | #107 | 3,915 |
| 1959 | #2,339 | 24 | #113 | 3,579 |
| 1958 | #1,985 | 31 | #118 | 3,425 |
| 1957 | #2,168 | 26 | #109 | 3,472 |
| 1956 | #1,760 | 36 | #108 | 3,398 |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | #104 | 3,313 |
| 1954 | #1,909 | 30 | #107 | 3,227 |
| 1953 | #1,931 | 28 | #110 | 3,016 |
| 1952 | #1,781 | 31 | #114 | 2,689 |
| 1951 | #1,555 | 37 | #113 | 2,683 |
| 1950 | #2,121 | 21 | #109 | 2,638 |
| 1949 | #1,917 | 25 | #120 | 2,441 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 | #126 | 2,262 |
| 1947 | #1,822 | 28 | #136 | 2,091 |
| 1946 | #2,094 | 20 | #133 | 1,859 |
| 1945 | #2,149 | 16 | #132 | 1,607 |
| 1944 | #1,916 | 20 | #139 | 1,512 |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | #151 | 1,373 |
| 1942 | #1,981 | 19 | #150 | 1,310 |
| 1941 | #1,810 | 20 | #149 | 1,194 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #148 | 1,169 |
| 1939 | #1,514 | 25 | #148 | 1,098 |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 | #142 | 1,158 |
| 1937 | #1,735 | 20 | #142 | 1,087 |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 | #139 | 1,119 |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | #135 | 1,168 |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 | #133 | 1,221 |
| 1933 | #1,773 | 19 | #136 | 1,171 |
| 1932 | #1,877 | 18 | #131 | 1,316 |
| 1931 | #1,635 | 22 | #126 | 1,360 |
| 1930 | #1,101 | 45 | #113 | 1,600 |
| 1929 | #1,892 | 19 | #108 | 1,692 |
| 1928 | #1,394 | 31 | #108 | 1,770 |
| 1927 | #1,486 | 30 | #112 | 1,636 |
| 1926 | #1,483 | 30 | #125 | 1,474 |
| 1925 | #2,378 | 15 | #125 | 1,449 |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 23 | #128 | 1,393 |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | #127 | 1,325 |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | #131 | 1,257 |
| 1921 | #2,048 | 19 | #132 | 1,210 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #130 | 1,241 |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | #141 | 1,026 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #160 | 871 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 | #158 | 800 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | #175 | 686 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #174 | 659 |
| 1914 | — | #160 | 552 | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #161 | 432 |
| 1912 | — | #163 | 356 | |
| 1911 | — | #129 | 268 | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | #134 | 249 |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #127 | 213 |
| 1908 | — | #133 | 192 | |
| 1907 | — | #139 | 170 | |
| 1906 | — | #136 | 154 | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #107 | 200 |
| 1904 | — | #139 | 144 | |
| 1903 | — | #132 | 141 | |
| 1902 | — | #146 | 125 | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | #134 | 127 |
| 1900 | — | #137 | 161 | |
| 1899 | — | #165 | 90 | |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | #155 | 110 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #180 | 85 |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #158 | 104 |
| 1895 | — | #148 | 104 | |
| 1894 | — | #163 | 94 | |
| 1893 | — | #171 | 84 | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #151 | 106 |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | #166 | 77 |
| 1890 | — | #151 | 93 | |
| 1889 | — | #168 | 80 | |
| 1888 | — | #154 | 99 | |
| 1887 | — | #134 | 95 | |
| 1886 | — | #162 | 85 | |
| 1885 | — | #123 | 111 | |
| 1884 | — | #128 | 112 | |
| 1883 | — | #165 | 74 | |
| 1882 | — | #144 | 95 | |
| 1881 | — | #163 | 75 | |
| 1880 | — | #161 | 84 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jose was already there! It came in at #161, and was given to 84 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 96 boys a year got the name.
Where Jose is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Texas#9 · 1 in 58
- California#10 · 1 in 63
- New Mexico#20 · 1 in 100
- Arizona#27 · 1 in 112
- New York#36 · 1 in 147
Best ever in a state: #1 in New Mexico, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #9 | 2,359 | 1 in 58 |
| California | #10 | 3,198 | 1 in 63 |
| New Mexico | #20 | 111 | 1 in 100 |
| Arizona | #27 | 207 | 1 in 112 |
| New York | #36 | 773 | 1 in 147 |
| Illinois | #38 | 489 | 1 in 173 |
| New Jersey | #38 | 283 | 1 in 150 |
| Connecticut | #43 | 100 | 1 in 178 |
| Florida | #47 | 270 | 1 in 233 |
| Nevada | #53 | 25 | 1 in 227 |
| Massachusetts | #54 | 126 | 1 in 284 |
| Colorado | #55 | 97 | 1 in 246 |
| District of Columbia | #62 | 28 | 1 in 284 |
| Idaho | #62 | 28 | 1 in 292 |
| Delaware | #71 | 10 | 1 in 380 |
| Rhode Island | #71 | 14 | 1 in 408 |
| Washington | #77 | 86 | 1 in 369 |
| Wisconsin | #105 | 45 | 1 in 770 |
| Kansas | #107 | 31 | 1 in 586 |
| Pennsylvania | #108 | 100 | 1 in 774 |
| Oregon | #110 | 32 | 1 in 627 |
| Wyoming | #114 | 7 | 1 in 575 |
| Oklahoma | #121 | 38 | 1 in 620 |
| Utah | #135 | 23 | 1 in 827 |
| Indiana | #136 | 37 | 1 in 1,084 |
| Nebraska | #159 | 10 | 1 in 1,235 |
| Michigan | #166 | 48 | 1 in 1,367 |
| Ohio | #201 | 43 | 1 in 1,875 |
| Hawaii | #208 | 7 | 1 in 975 |
| Minnesota | #214 | 13 | 1 in 2,526 |
| Virginia | #233 | 19 | 1 in 1,819 |
| Iowa | #234 | 8 | 1 in 2,728 |
| North Carolina | #234 | 21 | 1 in 1,802 |
| Georgia | #243 | 24 | 1 in 1,678 |
| Maryland | #257 | 10 | 1 in 2,418 |
| Louisiana | #296 | 18 | 1 in 2,037 |
| Kentucky | #311 | 7 | 1 in 3,863 |
| Missouri | #469 | 5 | 1 in 7,324 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jose
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 4 spots since 2024 (#91 → #95)
- 1 spot since 2020 (#94 → #95)
- 15 spots since 2015 (#80 → #95)
- Biggest jump: 37 spots in 1884 (#165 → #128)
- Biggest drop: 39 spots in 1886 (#123 → #162)
Rise & fade · boys
124 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2004 at #28 (12,187 births)
- Births halved by 2012, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 63 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 63 yrs · run 1963–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 151
- Highest: 1 in 151 boys born in 2002 were named Jose (0.66%)
- Latest: 1 in 464 boys born in 2025 (0.22%)
- Its best rank, #28 in 2004, was only 1 in 163 (0.61%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 20.1% of all boys named Jose (119,042) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 910 | #123 (1885) | #150 |
| 1890s | 947 | #148 (1895) | #161 |
| 1900s | 1,627 | #107 (1905) | #133 |
| 1910s | 5,899 | #129 (1911) | #156 |
| 1920s | 14,447 | #108 (1928) | #123 |
| 1930s | 12,298 | #113 (1930) | #135 |
| 1940s | 16,818 | #120 (1949) | #138 |
| 1950s | 31,440 | #104 (1955) | #111 |
| 1960s | 42,043 | #56 (1969) | #86 |
| 1970s | 66,390 | #44 (1979) | #48 |
| 1980s | 86,647 | #45 (1981) | #48 |
| 1990s | 119,042 | #32 (1996) | #35 |
| 2000s | 115,743 | #28 (2004) | #33 |
| 2010s | 55,186 | #52 (2010) | #76 |
| 2020s | 23,075 | #88 (2022) | #92 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jose in 1981
girls
#1,568
75 births · 1 in 22,241 girls
boys
#45
8,773 births · 1 in 204 boys
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 22,241 of them was named Jose, which outranked 87.1% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jose
- #1,559Kiera76
- #1,559Nisha76
- #1,559Yanira76
- #1,568Jose75
- #1,568Aleah75
- #1,568Catharine75
- #1,568Janee75
- #1,580Belen74
- #1,580Britni74
- #1,580Britta74
Tied with 11 names at #1,568; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 204 of them was named Jose, which outranked 99.4% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jose
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.