Jose Name Popularity

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How popular is Jose?

In 2018 the popular name Jose, ranked the 89th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Jose has been a top 250 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #28 was reached in 2004.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2002 with 12,861 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Jose was 74 in 1883.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Jose occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1911-1920, 1924-1928, 1945-1954, 1957-1960, 1965-1970, 1977-1980, and 1986-1990, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1930-1933, 2007-2013, and 2014-2017.

For a number of years, the name Jose has steadily decreased in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Jose for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jose?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The name Jose is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Jose (Girl)		Jose (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		9	10,884	4,292	89
2017		6	14,887	4,793	81
2016		11	9,697	5,113	77
2015		11	9,754	5,164	80
2014		10	10,495	5,480	76
2013		6	15,456	5,621	76
2012		13	8,859	6,035	71
2011		11	10,021	6,761	65
2010		19	6,758	7,699	52
2009		12	9,660	8,811	43
2008		22	6,237	9,820	40
2007		25	5,597	11,249	35
2006		32	4,506	11,597	30
2005		37	3,909	12,064	30
2004		46	3,294	12,180	28
2003		32	4,147	12,392	30
2002		48	3,032	12,861	30
2001		56	2,674	12,139	34
2000		55	2,684	12,582	34
1999		54	2,622	12,152	35
1998		45	2,905	12,372	33
1997		49	2,599	11,924	32
1996		64	2,133	12,154	32
1995		73	1,909	11,777	35
1994		79	1,816	11,726	36
1993		73	1,928	11,843	36
1992		95	1,615	11,818	37
1991		96	1,588	11,724	37
1990		113	1,399	11,508	41
1989		83	1,657	10,329	46
1988		99	1,410	9,002	49
1987		78	1,597	8,732	48
1986		91	1,412	8,362	51
1985		90	1,414	8,400	49
1984		83	1,408	8,008	49
1983		73	1,544	8,075	48
1982		79	1,517	8,618	46
1981		75	1,571	8,767	45
1980		88	1,411	8,319	46
1979		91	1,356	7,842	44
1978		91	1,318	7,148	44
1977		76	1,454	6,918	45
1976		84	1,302	7,055	45
1975		81	1,339	6,969	48
1974		67	1,479	6,720	47
1973		58	1,596	6,093	49
1972		58	1,581	5,932	50
1971		58	1,616	6,005	55
1970		60	1,586	5,696	56
1969		57	1,580	5,190	56
1968		43	1,819	4,794	58
1967		41	1,831	4,412	64
1966		32	2,075	4,190	79
1965		42	1,756	3,966	89
1964		26	2,438	3,972	95
1963		39	1,878	4,020	98
1962		35	1,960	3,827	103
1961		40	1,821	3,762	107
1960		43	1,735	3,908	107
1959		24	2,369	3,577	113
1958		31	2,005	3,406	118
1957		26	2,198	3,472	109
1956		36	1,775	3,399	108
1955		24	2,248	3,305	104
1954		30	1,921	3,232	107
1953		28	1,950	3,014	110
1952		31	1,799	2,691	113
1951		37	1,566	2,684	113
1950		21	2,155	2,639	109
1949		25	1,942	2,440	120
1948		16	2,546	2,260	126
1947		28	1,841	2,090	136
1946		20	2,122	1,860	133
1945		16	2,192	1,607	132
1944		20	1,939	1,513	139
1943		16	2,301	1,374	151
1942		19	2,009	1,311	150
1941		20	1,842	1,193	149
1940		13	2,360	1,169	148
1939		25	1,528	1,096	148
1938		13	2,386	1,159	142
1937		20	1,753	1,085	142
1936		12	2,443	1,119	139
1935		19	1,813	1,167	135
1934		16	2,039	1,221	133
1933		19	1,804	1,171	136
1932		18	1,913	1,315	131
1931		22	1,656	1,360	126
1930		45	1,108	1,600	113
1929		19	1,916	1,692	108
1928		31	1,411	1,769	108
1927		30	1,501	1,637	112
1926		30	1,495	1,473	125
1925		15	2,434	1,450	125
1924		23	1,838	1,393	128
1923		15	2,407	1,325	127
1922		18	2,151	1,258	131
1921		19	2,080	1,209	132
1920		11	2,997	1,241	130
1919		14	2,442	1,026	141
1918		9	3,385	871	160
1917		15	2,258	800	158
1916		12	2,571	686	175
1915		7	3,613	659	174
1914		< 5	--	552	160
1913		6	3,014	432	161
1912		< 5	--	356	163
1911		< 5	--	268	130
1910		6	2,281	249	134
1909		5	2,373	213	127
1908		< 5	--	192	133
1907		< 5	--	170	139
1906		< 5	--	154	136
1905		5	2,081	200	108
1904		< 5	--	144	141
1903		< 5	--	141	132
1902		< 5	--	125	146
1901		5	1,804	127	134
1900		< 5	--	161	137
1899		< 5	--	90	165
1898		6	1,602	110	156
1897		6	1,462	85	180
1896		5	1,708	104	158
1895		< 5	--	104	149
1894		< 5	--	94	163
1893		< 5	--	84	171
1892		5	1,553	106	153
1891		5	1,420	77	168
1890		< 5	--	93	151
1889		< 5	--	80	169
1888		< 5	--	99	154
1887		< 5	--	95	134
1886		< 5	--	85	164
1885		< 5	--	111	123
1884		< 5	--	112	129
1883		< 5	--	74	166
1882		< 5	--	95	144
1881		< 5	--	76	159
1880		< 5	--	84	161

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.