Josecarlos
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hoh-seh-KAR-lohs
- Origin
- Spanish
Josecarlos is a boys' name of Spanish origin, meaning “God will add + free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Josecarlos mean?
Spanish: compound of Jose (Joseph) and Carlos (Charles)
“God will add + free man”
Spanish double names like this honour two saints or two family members at once.
Is Josecarlos a girl's or a boy's name?
Josecarlos is a boys' name.
How popular is Josecarlos in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the boys named Josecarlos in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josecarlos in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
Nicknames for Josecarlos
- Pepe
Names like Josecarlos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Juancarlos, Santiago, Marquez, Luca, Cruz, Miguelangel, Diego, Juanpablo, Josias, Josue, Thiago, Ares
More Spanish names
Lola, Xavier, Amaya, Alaia, Rio, Elian, Jesus, Ximena, Javier, Esmeralda, Amayah, Reina, Cesar, Sierra, Paloma, Amaia
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, “Josecarlos: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/josecarlos, updated 20 October 2026.