Boys' name · since 1951

Joseluis

Joseluis has 4,304 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,968 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,779 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,304
born since 1951
2000s
peak decade

4,304 babies have been named Joseluis since 1951, making it today's #3779 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Joseluis recorded 4,304 times among boys since 1951, holding rank #3779 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.

  • #1,968 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,779 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 4,304 born since 1951
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joseluis ranks #1,968 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,779 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,304 born since 1951, peaking in the 2000s.

#1,968 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,779 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,304
born since 1951
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%72.8%
Joseluis vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Joseluis's 4,304 recorded births place it above 95.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Joseluis compares

4,304 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Joseluis's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Joseluis Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 4,304 369 358,536
Peak-year births 143 34 22,252

Joseluis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Joseluis's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 143, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Joseluis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
143
Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
050100150 195119651974198319922001201020192025 29

Joseluis by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (1,235 births, 29% of the file).

2000s was Joseluis's strongest decade.

1,235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Joseluis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,235 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Joseluis compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Joseluis's total volume

Joseluis vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -126, 1.9%-146, 1.7%-123, 4.3%-146, 2.1%-57, 5.4%-117, 3.3%-42, 7.5%-117, 1.6%-39, 8.9%-146, 1.9%-114, 5%-142, 3.9%-117, 3.4%-56, 6.1%-31, 6.4%Joseluis-75, 3.3%Joseluis
Joseluis vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Joseluis by state

Where Joseluis concentrates geographically, total births since 1951

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Joseluis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,917 44.5%
#2 Texas
728 16.9%
#3 Arizona
187 4.3%
#4 Illinois
119 2.8%
#5 New York
52 1.2%
#6 Georgia
28 0.7%
#7 Washington
27 0.6%
#8 Florida
22 0.5%
California share of Joseluis's total US births 44.5%
Even split

1,917 of 4,304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Joseluis appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joseluis?
Joseluis has been given to 4,304 babies in the U.S. since 1951, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,968 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #3,779 of 13,930. 143 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
Where does Joseluis sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joseluis ranks #1,968 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,779 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Joseluis most popular?
Joseluis was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,235 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Joseluis most popular?
The top states for the name Joseluis are California (1,917 births), Texas (728 births), Arizona (187 births).
How long has the name Joseluis been used?
Joseluis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 75 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Joseluis?
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.

What to do with Joseluis's data

  • Joseluis's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,235 total births); usage has since declined to 254 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Joseluiss (1,917 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Joseluis

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Joseluis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1951–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Joseluis 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 August 2026.