Boys' name · since 1915
Jos
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 96 babies named Jos, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 96
- total births
- 1915–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Jos sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 96 recorded since 1915.
Jos has 96 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2021.
- 96 total births
- 1915–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jos's 96 recorded births place it above 61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Jos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jos's full recorded timeline at 2008, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2021
- Peak year (2007)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Jos by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Jos's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 36 births (38% of all-time use).
Jos by state
Where Jos concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 6 | 6.3% |
6 of 96 births nationwide.
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- Jos's decade-level peak was the 2010s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Joss (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jos: Baby Name Since 1915 - 96 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jos. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jos draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.