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Jose name meaning and origin

What does Jose mean?

"God shall add"

Jose name origins:

Spanish and Hebrew

Jose is the Spanish and Portuguese version of the name Joseph. Both names are rooted in the Hebrew name Yosef, which means "God will add (another son)."

While it's typically a boys' name, it's sometimes used in double names given to girls in Spanish-speaking countries, like Maria Jose.

Jose has been a hugely popular name in the United States – and around the world in Spanish-speaking countries – for centuries.

In the U.S., Jose has never ranked below No. 175. Peaking in popularity in the 1990s and early 2000s, Jose has held a spot in the top 100 male baby names on the Social Security Administration's registry over four decades. In 2004, Jose held the number No. 28 spot among the most popular baby boy names.

Sources:

Hanks P., et al. 2016. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198610601.001.0001/acref-9780198610601-e-7319?rskey=evVPTW&result=3821

U.S. Social Security Administration. Undated. Popular Baby Names. https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/

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Jose in pop culture

Name	Description
Jose Aguilar	Character in the Bad News Bears movies
Jose Barrera	Character in the movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, played by Robert Alonzo
Jose Carioca	Disney cartoon character first introduced in the 1942 animated movie Saludos Amigos
Jose Chung	Minor character in the sci-fi show The X-Files, played by Charles Nelson Reilly
Jose Croce	Character in the anime Gunslinger Girl
Jose "Pepe" Maiz	Character in the 2009 movie The Perfect Game, played by Alfredo Rodriguez
Jose Quesada	Character in the 2003 Daredevil movie, played by Paul Ben-Victor
Jose Rodriguez	Character in the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy, played by Victor Rasuk in the film adaptations
Jose Yero	Character in the 2006 Miami Vice movie, played by John Ortiz

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Famous people named Jose

Name	Description
Jose Andres	Spanish American chef and restaurateur
Jose Berrios	Puerto Rican professional baseball player
Jose Canseco	Cuban American former professional baseball player
Jose Raul Capablanca	Cuban chess champion in the 1920s
Jose Echegary	Spanish statesman, dramatist, and winner of the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature
Jose Feliciano	Puerto Rican musician best known for writing the Christmas song "Feliz Navidad"
Jose Ferrer	Puerto Rican actor and the first Latino person to win an Oscar for best actor, for his role in the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac
Jose Lezama Lima	Cuban writer and poet, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in Latin American literature
Jose Padilha	Brazilian film director, producer, and actor, best known for producing the Netflix show Narcos
Jose Luis Ramirez	Mexican former professional boxer and two-time World Lightweight Champion
Jose Romulo Sosa Ortiz	Mexican singer best known by his stage name Jose Jose
Don Jose Antonio de Cuervo	Spanish businessman who founded the tequila company Jose Cuervo

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