Boy name
Jose
Jose holds the #95 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 3,678 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2004 (#28 nationally, 12,187 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Texas (#15 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#95
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#28
in 2004 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
3,678
boys named Jose
Jose popularity, 1880–2025
Where Jose is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Mexico (#30), Texas (#15), Arizona (#22)
Uniqueness score
19/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jose in the most recent year of SSA data.
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