Josés

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Josés is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Kenya than in any other country. Recorded meaning: As a "brother of the Lord," Joses is a significant figure in discussions about the Holy Family.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 1.1M(measured from records)
  • KEKenya≈1 in 71K
  • DODominican Republic≈1 in 183K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Kenya (inferred from the name graph)

≈760 people, est.

Sources
79 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 71K (inferred from the name graph)

Kenya, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

One other spelling is counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Joses in US United States, PH Philippines, KE Kenya and 5 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

As a "brother of the Lord," Joses is a significant figure in discussions about the Holy Family. His existence, along with Jesus' other siblings, is central to theological debates concerning the perpetual virginity of Mary and the nature of the family in which Jesus was raised. While not a prominent figure in the biblical narrative, his presence provides a crucial detail about Jesus' earthly life and social context.

Sources 1

  • Biblical Names Compiled Database

Where in the world(measured from records)

Josés counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Josés is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
KE Kenya≈760 est.≈1 in 71K—Joses12
NG Nigeria≈630 est.≈1 in 342K—Joses29
US United States2921 in 1.1M271Joses79
PH Philippines≈140 est.≈1 in 780K—Joses21
BR Brazil1071 in 2M107Joses16
CO Colombia≈93 est.≈1 in 530K—Joses12
MY Malaysia≈58 est.≈1 in 559K—Joses9
DO Dominican Republic≈57 est.≈1 in 183K—Joses6

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Josés is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • French given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States, Congo - Kinshasa, Philippines

    Also written Joses, Josès

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Josés under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Josés mean, and where does it come from?
As a "brother of the Lord," Joses is a significant figure in discussions about the Holy Family. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
Is Josés a male or female name?
Josés is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Josés have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 755 people named Josés in Kenya, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled joses.
How common is the name Josés?
In the United States, the national register counted 292 people named Josés in 2020, about 1 in 1.1 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Josés”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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