Gender-neutral name Tagalog/Filipino origin Christian tradition

Jose

HO-seh · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
God will increase
Language
Tagalog/Filipino
Culture
Filipino
Religion
Christian
Style era
timeless
Themes
classic · filipino
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births3,774
Peak year2002
First appeared1880
Total US births592,999
2002 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Jojo
Alternate spellings
JosephPepito

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