Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Jose

#55 most common boys' name of all time · #99 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#55
Rank overall
#99 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
596,732
Since 2016
41,533
Peak year
2002 #30
Best rank
#28 2004
Girls Boys peak 12,916/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Jose is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 3,678 3,678 #95
2024 6 3,784 3,790 #91
2023 8 3,725 3,733 #93
2022 8 4,031 4,039 #88
2021 7 4,002 4,009 #89
2020 10 3,855 3,865 #94
2019 6 4,135 4,141 #92
2018 9 4,318 4,327 #89
2017 6 4,815 4,821 #81
2016 11 5,119 5,130 #77
2015 11 5,177 5,188 #80
2014 10 5,485 5,495 #76
2013 6 5,627 5,633 #76
2012 13 6,041 6,054 #72
2011 11 6,766 6,777 #65
2010 19 7,703 7,722 #52
2009 12 8,818 8,830 #43
2008 22 9,826 9,848 #40
2007 25 11,252 11,277 #35
2006 32 11,604 11,636 #30
2005 37 12,065 12,102 #30
2004 46 12,187 12,233 #28
2003 32 12,394 12,426 #30
2002 48 12,868 12,916 #30
2001 56 12,144 12,200 #34
2000 55 12,585 12,640 #34
1999 54 12,155 12,209 #35
1998 45 12,374 12,419 #33
1997 49 11,929 11,978 #32
1996 64 12,155 12,219 #32
1995 73 11,781 11,854 #35
1994 79 11,731 11,810 #36
1993 73 11,847 11,920 #36
1992 95 11,824 11,919 #37
1991 96 11,727 11,823 #37
1990 113 11,519 11,632 #41
1989 83 10,331 10,414 #46
1988 99 9,007 9,106 #49
1987 78 8,737 8,815 #48
1986 91 8,363 8,454 #51
1985 90 8,403 8,493 #49
1984 83 8,013 8,096 #49
1983 73 8,073 8,146 #48
1982 79 8,624 8,703 #46
1981 75 8,773 8,848 #45
1980 88 8,323 8,411 #46
1979 91 7,848 7,939 #44
1978 91 7,148 7,239 #44
1977 76 6,919 6,995 #45
1976 84 7,061 7,145 #44
1975 81 6,967 7,048 #48
1974 66 6,720 6,786 #47
1973 58 6,097 6,155 #49
1972 59 5,935 5,994 #50
1971 58 6,004 6,062 #55
1970 60 5,691 5,751 #56
1969 57 5,185 5,242 #56
1968 43 4,794 4,837 #58
1967 41 4,417 4,458 #64
1966 32 4,194 4,226 #79
1965 42 3,966 4,008 #89
1964 26 3,976 4,002 #94
1963 39 4,012 4,051 #98
1962 35 3,827 3,862 #103
1961 39 3,757 3,796 #107
1960 44 3,915 3,959 #107
1959 24 3,579 3,603 #113
1958 31 3,425 3,456 #118
1957 26 3,472 3,498 #109
1956 36 3,398 3,434 #108
1955 24 3,313 3,337 #104
1954 30 3,227 3,257 #107
1953 28 3,016 3,044 #110
1952 31 2,689 2,720 #114
1951 37 2,683 2,720 #113
1950 21 2,638 2,659 #109
1949 25 2,441 2,466 #120
1948 16 2,262 2,278 #126
1947 28 2,091 2,119 #136
1946 20 1,859 1,879 #133
1945 16 1,607 1,623 #132
1944 20 1,512 1,532 #139
1943 16 1,373 1,389 #151
1942 19 1,310 1,329 #150
1941 20 1,194 1,214 #149
1940 13 1,169 1,182 #148
1939 25 1,098 1,123 #148
1938 13 1,158 1,171 #142
1937 20 1,087 1,107 #142
1936 12 1,119 1,131 #139
1935 19 1,168 1,187 #135
1934 16 1,221 1,237 #133
1933 19 1,171 1,190 #136
1932 18 1,316 1,334 #132
1931 22 1,360 1,382 #126
1930 45 1,600 1,645 #113
1929 19 1,692 1,711 #108
1928 31 1,770 1,801 #108
1927 30 1,636 1,666 #112
1926 30 1,474 1,504 #125
1925 15 1,449 1,464 #125
1924 23 1,393 1,416 #128
1923 15 1,325 1,340 #127
1922 18 1,257 1,275 #131
1921 19 1,210 1,229 #132
1920 11 1,241 1,252 #130
1919 14 1,026 1,040 #141
1918 9 871 880 #161
1917 15 800 815 #158
1916 12 686 698 #175
1915 7 659 666 #174
1914 — 552 552 #160
1913 6 432 438 #161
1912 — 356 356 #163
1911 — 268 268 #130
1910 6 249 255 #134
1909 5 213 218 #127
1908 — 192 192 #133
1907 — 170 170 #140
1906 — 154 154 #136
1905 5 200 205 #108
1904 — 144 144 #140
1903 — 141 141 #132
1902 — 125 125 #146
1901 5 127 132 #135
1900 — 161 161 #138
1899 — 90 90 #165
1898 6 110 116 #155
1897 6 85 91 #180
1896 5 104 109 #158
1895 — 104 104 #148
1894 — 94 94 #163
1893 — 84 84 #171
1892 5 106 111 #152
1891 5 77 82 #166
1890 — 93 93 #152
1889 — 80 80 #169
1888 — 99 99 #154
1887 — 95 95 #136
1886 — 85 85 #162
1885 — 111 111 #124
1884 — 112 112 #129
1883 — 74 74 #166
1882 — 95 95 #144
1881 — 75 75 #164
1880 — 84 84 #161