Trend of the Popularity of Jose as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 3,678 male babies that were named Jose in the US, which was 0.22% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Jose peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2002 with a count of 12,868 babies, which was 0.66% of the total male babies born in the US in 2002.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Jose, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Jose.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Jose in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Jose in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Jose from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Jose as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	8323	0.47
1981	8773	0.49
1982	8624	0.48
1983	8073	0.45
1984	8013	0.44
1985	8403	0.46
1986	8363	0.45
1987	8737	0.47
1988	9007	0.47
1989	10331	0.52
1990	11519	0.56
1991	11727	0.58
1992	11824	0.59
1993	11847	0.60
1994	11731	0.61
1995	11781	0.62
1996	12155	0.64
1997	11929	0.63
1998	12374	0.65
1999	12155	0.63
2000	12585	0.64
2001	12144	0.63
2002	12868	0.66
2003	12394	0.63
2004	12187	0.61
2005	12065	0.60
2006	11604	0.56
2007	11252	0.54
2008	9826	0.48
2009	8818	0.45
2010	7703	0.40
2011	6766	0.36
2012	6041	0.32
2013	5627	0.30
2014	5485	0.29
2015	5177	0.27
2016	5119	0.27
2017	4815	0.26
2018	4318	0.24
2019	4135	0.23
2020	3855	0.22
2021	4002	0.23
2022	4031	0.23
2023	3725	0.22
2024	3784	0.22
2025	3678	0.22