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God shall add, in the Joseph name family.
The exact Jose entry identifies Spanish/Portuguese José ancestry and equivalence with Joseph. Joseph supplies the Hebrew shall-add formation. This is a name-family meaning, not a prediction of the child’s future.
English spelling of Spanish and Portuguese José, ultimately from Hebrew.
The exact English entry explicitly records this anglicized spelling and the Joseph relationship. This spelling bridge is documented independently; it is not inferred merely by stripping an accent.
US: /hoʊˈzeɪ/; UK: /həʊˈzeɪ/; Kerala English: /ˈdʒəʊz/ or /ˈdʒoːs/
Recorded English personal-name readings. The common US/UK guide is approximately hoh-ZAY; the documented Kerala readings are closer to JOHZ or JOHS. These regional traditions are retained rather than assigning one reading to every bearer.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1999 | Girls | 6 | 2193 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 33 · preliminary | 799 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Boys | 5 (rounded to 5) | 3358 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2008 | Girls | 4 | 4524 | Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 21 | 1307 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2006 | Boys | 3 | 341 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2023 | Boys | 3 | 728 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2021 | Boys | 3 | 755 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2024 | Girls | 6 | 13477 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 3,678 | 95 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The exact English entry documents given-name use and region-specific English readings. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Jose entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jose&oldid=93570380. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact Jose entry identifies Spanish/Portuguese José ancestry and equivalence with Joseph. Joseph supplies the Hebrew shall-add formation. This is a name-family meaning, not a prediction of the child’s future. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Jose, José, Joseph entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jose&oldid=93570380; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=José&oldid=93514480; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Joseph&oldid=93414852. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact English entry explicitly records this anglicized spelling and the Joseph relationship. This spelling bridge is documented independently; it is not inferred merely by stripping an accent. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Jose, José, Joseph entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jose&oldid=93570380; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=José&oldid=93514480; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Joseph&oldid=93414852. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Recorded English personal-name readings. The common US/UK guide is approximately hoh-ZAY; the documented Kerala readings are closer to JOHZ or JOHS. These regional traditions are retained rather than assigning one reading to every bearer. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Jose entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jose&oldid=93570380. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact entry explicitly identifies the equivalent English name. This does not transfer pronunciation between the spellings. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Jose, Joseph entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jose&oldid=93570380; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Joseph&oldid=93414852. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Syllable counts apply to the explicitly recorded English alternatives, not to every language or family preference. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Jose entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jose&oldid=93570380. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact Jose entry explicitly identifies an anglicized spelling of Spanish and Portuguese José. The accented and unaccented spellings are not merged in popularity data. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Jose, José entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jose&oldid=93570380; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=José&oldid=93514480. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
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Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
