Joselito
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hoh-say-LEE-toh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Joselito is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God will add”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Joselito mean?
Hebrew: Spanish diminutive of José, from Joseph
“God will add”
A Spanish diminutive of José, meaning little José, and so a pet form of Joseph.
Is Joselito a girl's or a boy's name?
Joselito is a boys' name.
How popular is Joselito in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1973, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the boys named Joselito in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joselito in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,366 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 30 | #1,710 |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,883 |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,790 |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,400 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,819 |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,704 |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,581 |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,492 |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,649 |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,608 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,042 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,177 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,114 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,408 |
Names like Joselito
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Osvaldo, Marco, Deangelo, Juan, Josue, Pablo, Pedro, Eduardo, Joshua, Miguel, Juancarlos, Rodrigo
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Joselito: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joselito, updated 20 October 2026.