Jose: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God will add”
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- hoh-ZAY · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef. In English text it is often written without the accent found in Spanish José.
How popular is Jose?
Babies named Jose in 20243,774
2024 rank#91 boys
Peak year2002
Total US babies since 1880592,999
Jose is fading: recent use is about 67% of its level ten years before.
Names like Jose
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jose questions
What does the name Jose mean?
Jose means "God will add". It comes from Spanish. Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef. In English text it is often written without the accent found in Spanish José.
Is Jose a boy or girl name?
Jose is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jose?
3,774 US babies were named Jose in 2024. Its peak year was 2002.
How do you pronounce Jose?
Jose is usually pronounced hoh-ZAY.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.