Is José a Male or Female Name?
José is a male name
Gender Distribution
The gender distribution of people named José globally is 97.6% males and 2.4% females. The country with the highest male ratio is El Salvador with 100.0% and the country with the highest female ratio is Netherlands with 72.5%
| Country | Male Ratio | Female Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Globally | 97.6% | 2.4% |
| Brazil | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| Spain | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| Mexico | 98.9% | 1.1% |
| Portugal | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| Colombia | 98.9% | 1.1% |
| United States | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| Peru | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| Chile | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| Argentina | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| France | 97.9% | 2.1% |
| Venezuela | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| Netherlands | 27.5% | 72.5% |
| Guatemala | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| Ecuador | 99.8% | 0.2% |
| Costa Rica | 99.4% | 0.6% |
| Bolivia | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| Panama | 99.4% | 0.6% |
| Mauritius | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| Angola | 98.5% | 1.5% |
| Uruguay | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| El Salvador | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Puerto Rico | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| Switzerland | 99.5% | 0.5% |
| Belgium | 87.7% | 12.3% |
| Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 99.8% | 0.2% |
| Paraguay | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Canada | 95.6% | 4.4% |
| Germany | 97.8% | 2.2% |
| Honduras | 97.3% | 2.7% |
| Nicaragua | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Italy | 94.7% | 5.3% |
| Cuba | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 98.6% | 1.4% |
Age Distribution
The largest group of people named José are 18-24 years old, making up 66.7% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 35-44.
| Age Group | Proportion |
|---|---|
| 18-24 | 66.7% |
| 25-34 | 8.4% |
| 35-44 | 3.4% |
| 45-54 | 4.5% |
| 55-64 | 6.9% |
| 65+ | 10.0% |
Popular Countries
The country with the largest proportion of people named José is El Salvador with 1.0508% of the population. Following is Portugal and Cuba.
| Country | Proportion |
|---|---|
| El Salvador | 1.0508% |
| Portugal | 0.9425% |
| Cuba | 0.9421% |
| Paraguay | 0.7256% |
| Venezuela | 0.7051% |
| Brazil | 0.6986% |
| Nicaragua | 0.6221% |
| Honduras | 0.5682% |
Historic Popularity
The historic popularity of the name José measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.
| Year | Proportion |
|---|---|
| 1956 | 0.0063‰ |
| 1957 | 0.0084‰ |
| 1958 | 0.008‰ |
| 1959 | 0.0076‰ |
| 1960 | 0.0078‰ |
| 1961 | 0.0081‰ |
| 1962 | 0.0091‰ |
| 1963 | 0.0085‰ |
| 1964 | 0.0073‰ |
| 1965 | 0.0068‰ |
| 1966 | 0.0058‰ |
| 1967 | 0.0057‰ |
| 1968 | 0.0049‰ |
| 1969 | 0.0051‰ |
| 1970 | 0.0042‰ |
| 1971 | 0.0055‰ |
| 1972 | 0.0052‰ |
| 1973 | 0.0057‰ |
| 1974 | 0.0054‰ |
| 1975 | 0.0045‰ |
| 1976 | 0.0037‰ |
| 1977 | 0.0036‰ |
| 1978 | 0.0035‰ |
| 1979 | 0.0038‰ |
| 1980 | 0.0029‰ |
| 1981 | 0.0037‰ |
| 1982 | 0.0032‰ |
| 1983 | 0.0036‰ |
| 1984 | 0.0036‰ |
| 1985 | 0.0033‰ |
| 1986 | 0.0034‰ |
| 1987 | 0.0029‰ |
| 1988 | 0.0034‰ |
| 1989 | 0.0032‰ |
| 1990 | 0.003‰ |
| 1991 | 0.0038‰ |
| 1992 | 0.0047‰ |
| 1993 | 0.0073‰ |
| 1994 | 0.0095‰ |
| 1995 | 0.0197‰ |
| 1996 | 0.0178‰ |
| 1997 | 0.0248‰ |
| 1998 | 0.0382‰ |
| 1999 | 0.0527‰ |
| 2000 | 0.0587‰ |
| 2001 | 0.1271‰ |
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