Trend of the Popularity of Jose as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 713 male babies that were named Jose in California, which was 0.40% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Jose peaked as a male baby name in California in 1992 with a count of 5,065 babies, which was 1.78% of the total male babies born in California in 1992.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Jose, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Jose.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Jose in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Jose in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Jose from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Jose as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year Number of Male Babies Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980 2974 1.55
1981 3198 1.59
1982 3098 1.51
1983 2838 1.37
1984 2909 1.37
1985 3120 1.40
1986 3073 1.35
1987 3312 1.39
1988 3546 1.41
1989 4179 1.56
1990 4914 1.69
1991 5038 1.75
1992 5065 1.78
1993 5023 1.82
1994 4773 1.79
1995 4571 1.76
1996 4646 1.83
1997 4156 1.69
1998 4281 1.76
1999 3871 1.60
2000 3805 1.54
2001 3427 1.40
2002 3558 1.45
2003 3379 1.35
2004 3386 1.34
2005 3197 1.26
2006 3097 1.19
2007 2850 1.09
2008 2573 1.01
2009 2175 0.90
2010 1931 0.83
2011 1676 0.73
2012 1580 0.69
2013 1350 0.60
2014 1329 0.57
2015 1157 0.51
2016 1124 0.50
2017 1079 0.50
2018 926 0.45
2019 895 0.44
2020 764 0.40
2021 831 0.44
2022 776 0.41
2023 739 0.41
2024 713 0.40