Jose
Featured in baby name books
Jose, the Spanish version of Joseph, is understood as “God will add,” and José Feliciano and José Canseco are two well-known bearers.
Sources: The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Jose in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jose against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Jose is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Jose in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 3,678 boys were named Jose, making it the #95 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 592,512 boys have been named Jose, with the most (12,868) in 2002. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Jose in other languages
- Joseph Dutch, English, French, German
- José Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish
- Jozef Czech, Dutch, Slovak
- Josef Czech, Dutch
- Giuseppe Italian
- Iosif Romanian
- Joe English
- Joep Dutch
- Jooseppi Finnish
- Jos Dutch
- Josep Catalan
- Josie English
- Josinus Dutch
- Josip Slovenian
- Juozapas Lithuanian
- Juozas Lithuanian
- József Hungarian
- Yosef Hebrew
- Иосиф Russian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Jose
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Jose, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Jose | 2023 | North Atlantic | 102 km/h |
| Hurricane Jose (Category 4) | 2017 | North Atlantic | 250 km/h |
| Tropical storm Jose | 2011 | North Atlantic | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Jose | 2005 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
| Hurricane Jose (Category 2) | 1999 | North Atlantic | 157 km/h |
| Tropical storm Jose | 1981 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Jose | 1964 | South Indian Ocean | – |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Jose
There are 7,483 towns and villages with Jose in their name, in 37 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 3958🇧🇷 Brazil 1353🇨🇴 Colombia 262🇵🇪 Peru 249🇵🇭 Philippines 239🇨🇺 Cuba 166🇬🇹 Guatemala 161🇻🇪 Venezuela 156
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| San Jose | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 997,368 | Map |
| San José | San José, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 335,007 | Map |
| São José | Santa Catarina, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 295,658 | Map |
| São José | Santa Catarina, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 200,000 | Map |
| San Jose | Mimaropa, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 143,495 | Map |
| Jose Rizal | Mimaropa, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 59,040 | Map |
| José Bonifácio | São Paulo, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 36,633 | Map |
| San Jose | Bicol Region, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 35,768 | Map |
| San José | Alajuela Province, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 31,430 | Map |
| San Jose | Caraga, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 26,735 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Jose
There are 91 lakes and reservoirs with Jose in their name, in 14 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 41🇧🇷 Brazil 24🇺🇸 United States 6🇦🇷 Argentina 5🇻🇪 Venezuela 4🇧🇴 Bolivia 2🇨🇦 Canada 2🇨🇴 Colombia 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Jose Lake | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Jose Pond | Maine, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| José | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Lac José | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac José | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| San José | San Luis Potosí, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San José | Jalisco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San José | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San José | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San José | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Jose songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Jose in their title. The best known:
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose – Dionne Warwick (1968)
- Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo – Tracy Byrd (2002)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Jose
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Jose.
Jose Antonio Vargas
Jose Garcia Villa
Jose Reveyn
Fictional characters named Jose
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Jose as a pet name
FurryName has found 35 dogs named Jose in public pet registers, making it the #2,540 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Adelaide (1), Port Moody (1), Burnside (1). Jose as a dog name →
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