Boys name
Jose
Jose is a boys' name given to 585,935 boys in the United States since 1910, peaking in 2002 with 12,856 births. It has appeared in 49 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among boys names in Texas in 1996.
Which states favor Jose
Jose by state
Top states by all-time births named Jose. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 170,769 | #15 (2025) |
| 2 | California | 167,241 | #49 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 46,285 | #206 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 25,902 | #102 (2025) |
| 5 | Arizona | 22,202 | #22 (2025) |
| 6 | Florida | 21,394 | #104 (2025) |
| 7 | New Jersey | 13,483 | #140 (2025) |
| 8 | New Mexico | 12,318 | #34 (2025) |
| 9 | Colorado | 8,592 | #96 (2025) |
| 10 | Washington | 7,102 | #132 (2025) |
| 11 | Georgia | 6,966 | #115 (2025) |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 6,894 | #328 (2025) |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 6,490 | #196 (2025) |
| 14 | North Carolina | 6,420 | #107 (2025) |
| 15 | Michigan | 5,203 | #367 (2025) |
| 16 | Connecticut | 4,894 | #159 (2025) |
| 17 | Oregon | 4,238 | #107 (2025) |
| 18 | Nevada | 3,815 | #76 (2025) |
| 19 | Virginia | 3,636 | #154 (2025) |
| 20 | Indiana | 3,628 | #152 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).