boy · spanish and hebrew
José
say it hoh-seh
What José means
- Spanish and Hebrew he will add; form of Joseph Torah, Hebrew Bible, New Testament and Quran: Joseph son of Jacob (Yusuf in the Quran); Joseph husband of Mary
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 5 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 4 in Ecuador (2020)
- no. 4 in Equatorial Guinea (2011)
- no. 18 in Chile (2021)
- no. 23 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 90 in the US (2024)
- no. 559 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 812 in France (2019)
- no. 927 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1990.
Other forms
Joseph, Giuseppe, Josep, Iosif
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Theo Mateo Theodore Nathan Joseph Matteo Matthew Matias Jonathan Mathis Nathaniel Jesse