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Name meaning & stats

Joss

Joss means “(God) shall add” (Spanish origin). 691 US babies since 1940, peak 2005. Notable Josss are 1.3× over-represented as film directors.

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What it means

“(God) shall add”

SpanishSpelling of Jose

Jose around the world

  • Хосе / Жозе · Russian
  • جوزيه · Arabic
  • חוסה · Hebrew
  • ジョセ · Japanese
  • Joseba
  • Joep · Dutch
  • Josep · Catalan
  • Josif
  • József · Hungarian
  • Jožko · Slovene

In US birth records

Peak year: 2005

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

691 US babies were named Joss between 1940 and 2025.

Joss around the world

  • England & Wales: 592 babies since 1996, peak 1996, No. 1,613 in 2025
  • France: 425 babies since 1900, peak 2000
  • Scotland: 63 babies since 1974, peak 1994

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Josss end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Writer1.2×Low · 2 people
Actor1.2×Low · 2 people
Footballer1.1×Low · 2 people
Film director1.3×Low · 2 people

Among notable men who are film directors, Josss show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 839 Joses spell it Joss

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2005)