Jose vs Emily

Side-by-side comparison of Jose and Emily - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jose

Boy name · Rank #91

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Name B

Emily

Girl name · Rank #25

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Metric Jose Emily
Current Rank #91 #25
Total Births (all years) 592,512 896,487
Peak Year 2002 1999
Peak Year Births 12,868 26,542
Peak Decade 1990s 1990s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jose Emily
1880s 910 3,368
1890s 947 5,476
1900s 1,627 6,423
1910s 5,899 17,069
1920s 14,447 18,754
1930s 12,298 11,916
1940s 16,818 13,409
1950s 31,440 12,839
1960s 42,043 12,332
1970s 66,390 46,839
1980s 86,647 131,764
1990s 119,042 237,262
2000s 115,743 223,768
2010s 55,186 117,646
2020s 23,075 37,622

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jose Emily
2014 5,485 12,670
2015 5,177 11,808
2016 5,119 11,006
2017 4,815 9,817
2018 4,318 8,718
2019 4,135 8,259
2020 3,855 6,918
2021 4,002 6,594
2022 4,031 6,498
2023 3,725 6,177
2024 3,784 5,984
2025 3,678 5,451

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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