US rank #12776 Boys' name Peak 2009 349 births

Josecarlos — #12776 US boys' name

349 babies named Josecarlos in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s301990s692000s1272010s932020s30
#12776
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Josecarlos was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

17 babies were named Josecarlos in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josecarlos

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Josecarlos between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Josecarlos currently holds the #12776 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josecarlos performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Josecarlos shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Josecarlos in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josecarlos in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 349 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Josecarlos at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

349

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2009

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,776

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Josecarlos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
17
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 202420182013200820031998199219871985 6

Josecarlos by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
127 births that decade — 36% of Josecarlos's all-time total
1980s301990s692000s1272010s932020s30

Josecarlos by state

Where Josecarlos concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Josecarlos
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
48 13.8%
#2 Texas
10 2.9%
California share of Josecarlos's total US births 13.8%
Even split

48 of 349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josecarlos?
349 babies have been named Josecarlos since 1985. It currently ranks #12776 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 17 births.
When was Josecarlos most popular?
Josecarlos was most popular in the 2000s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Josecarlos most popular?
The top states for the name Josecarlos are California (48 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Josecarlos been used?
Josecarlos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Josecarlos?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joseph, Joshua, Jose, Josiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.