Boys' name · since 1974
Josemanuel
Josemanuel has 1,302 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,346 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,270 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,302
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josemanuel currently ranks #5270 among boys' names in America, with 1,302 babies recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josemanuel has been recorded 1,302 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #5270 nationally and more common than 62% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #4,346 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,270 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,302 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josemanuel ranks #4,346 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,270 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,302 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,346 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,270 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,302
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josemanuel's 1,302 recorded births place it above 90.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Josemanuel compares
1,302 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Josemanuel's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josemanuel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,302 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 34 | 22,252 |
Josemanuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Josemanuel splits its recorded history at 2001: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 62 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Josemanuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Josemanuel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (478 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Josemanuel's strongest decade.
478 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Josemanuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 131
1980s
131 births
- 1990s
1990s
244 births
- 2000s
2000s
478 births
- 2010s
2010s
314 births
- 2020s 106
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 478 births (37% of all-time use).
How Josemanuel 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 Josemanuel's total volume
Josemanuel by state
Where Josemanuel concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 541 | 41.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 92 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 29 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
541 of 1,302 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Josemanuel's data
- Josemanuel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (478 total births); usage has since declined to 106 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Josemanuels (541 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Josemanuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
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, 1974–2025 (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 Josemanuel 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.