Jos
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOS
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
Jos is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies).
Where does Jos come from?
Hebrew: short form of Joseph or Joshua
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jos a girl's or a boy's name?
Jos is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jos in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Jos, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2021, with 31 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jos in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 31 boys in the UK were given Jos or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #931, up from #1,771 for this spelling alone.
- Joss 16
- Jos 15
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Jos in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,364 |
| 2021 | 31 | #1,041 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
Names like Jos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Crue Luca Ezra Amos Perez Iago Cruz Jude Jago Miguel Thiago Omar
Other spellings of Jos
Names related to Jos
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jos: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jos, updated 20 October 2026.