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Jose
Pronounced /hoʊˈzeɪ/
Rank in 2024
#14,450
Born in 2024
6
Peak year
1990 · #1405
Origin
Spanish
Also recorded for boys:3,768 in 2024 (#91)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 6 girls were named Jose, about 1 in every 268,865.
- It peaked in 1990 with 113 babies, ranked #1405.
- It first shows up in the records in 1891.
- 4,220 girls have been named Jose since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Jose per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 245 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 363 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 560 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,027 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,344 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Z: 556 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 98 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Spanish/Portuguese José, from Hebrew. Doublet of Joseph. ==== Proper noun ==== Jose A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José. A surname transferred from the given name, derived from the given name. ===== Usage notes ===== Common in Kerala, southwestern India, an area of Portuguese and Christian influence. ===== Alternative forms ===== José ===== Derived terms ===== no way Jose San Jose
- A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José.
- A surname transferred from the given name, derived from the given name.
- A female given name.
- A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- /hoʊˈzeɪ/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Jose, CC BY-SA 4.0.