Jose

Spanish and Portuguese version of Joseph, Hebrew

"Jehovah increases"

Jose Origin and Meaning

The name Jose is a boy's name of Spanish, Portuguese origin meaning "Jehovah increases".

Jose is as widespread in the Hispanic community as Joseph and Joe are elsewhere in the U.S., though its numbers here are starting to decrease somewhat. Jose is one of those Spanish baby names that has never crossed over into the Anglo naming culture.

The Spanish and Portuguese version of Joseph, Jose has legions of famous bearers, both past and present, from baseball's Jose Conseco to opera's Jose Carreras, to musician Jose Feliciano to actor Jose Ferrer.

Peppy nicknames include Pepe, Pepito, Peppino and Che.

Jose Rank in US Top 1000

# 93 in the US

Jose Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1957 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jose

• 93 US 2023
• 1957 Nameberry 2025
• 208 Future 2028
• 881 England 2023
• 38 Spain 2023
• 77 Mexico 2021
• 21 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Jose

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• Marc
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• Juan
• Mario
• Craig
• Jonathon
• Shawn
• Chris
• Matt
• Jorge
• Miguel
• Luis
• Tyrone
• Mike
• Steven
• Allen
• Randy
• Allan
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Famous People Named Jose

• Jose Aldo da Silva Oliveira Junior Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Jose Bernabe Reyes Dominican baseball player
• Jose D. Fernandez Cuban,American baseball player
• Jose Antonio Bautista Dominican baseball player
• (Jose) Antonio Dominguez Banderas Spanish actor
• José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix Portuguese professional football manager and former football player
• Jose Altuve Venezuelan baseball player and second baseman for the Houston Astros
• Jose Manuel "Pepe" Reina Páez Spanish footballer

The name Jose in Pop Culture

• José a Mexican parrot from Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room
• José Carioca a Brazilian parrot from Disney's "The Three Caballeros"