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Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).
Jose
Jose is down from its peak but still widely used. All-time it's been given to 596,732 U.S. babies, the 189th most common name by sound today, peaking at 12,916 in 2002, with 3,678 in 2025.
Jose has no common alternate spellings by sound.
Rising
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).