Josean
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hoh-seh-AHN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Josean is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
Where does Josean come from?
Modern: contraction of José with Ángel or Antonio
Is Josean a girl's or a boy's name?
Josean is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Josean in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Josean, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Josean in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josean in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
Names like Josean
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaylen Jayceon Jayden Jaxton Josiah Jax Jamari Jaziel Elian Jadiel Josias Daxton
Names related to Josean
More Modern names
Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Josean: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/josean, updated 20 October 2026.