Meaning of the nameJoselito

Joselito is a male name of Spanish origin, a diminutive of José with the suffix -ito; José comes from the Hebrew Yosef, 'he will add'.

Meaning

“diminutive of José, 'he will add'”

Source: Wiktionary: Joselito · Behind the Name: Joselito · Behind the Name: Joseph

People (2022): 18,139
Rank in Brazil: #1,131
Median age: 53 years
2010 Census: 20,799; people

Joselito in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Joselito, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (6,688 people).

56 women 18,083 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Joselito is most common

States with the highest share of people named Joselito in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Bahia 0.052%
Paraíba 0.033%
Sergipe 0.026%
Pernambuco 0.016%
Alagoas 0.012%

All states

State	People	% of population
Bahia	7,403	0.052%
São Paulo	2,629	0.006%
Pernambuco	1,406	0.016%
Paraíba	1,306	0.033%
Minas Gerais	842	0.004%
Rio de Janeiro	747	0.005%
Sergipe	579	0.026%
Alagoas	378	0.012%
Rio Grande do Norte	322	0.010%
Ceará	293	0.003%
Goiás	288	0.004%
Paraná	251	0.002%
Distrito Federal	228	0.008%
Rio Grande do Sul	204	0.002%
Piauí	193	0.006%
Espírito Santo	184	0.005%
Santa Catarina	180	0.002%
Pará	173	0.002%
Mato Grosso	145	0.004%
Maranhão	131	0.002%
Amazonas	76	0.002%
Rondônia	56	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	53	0.002%
Tocantins	43	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Joselito

Wiktionary lists Joselito in Spanish as a diminutive of José, formed with -ito, and Behind the Name also gives it as a Spanish diminutive of José. In the Portuguese entry, Wiktionary traces José through the Latin Iōsēphus and the Greek Iōsḗph to the Hebrew יוסף; Behind the Name gives Joseph the sense 'he will add', from the Hebrew root yasaf, 'to add, to increase'. The meaning is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,139 people named Joselito, with a median age of 53. Proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.

Sources

Wiktionary: Joselito · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Joselito · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: José · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Joseph · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Joselito

What does the name Joselito mean?

Joselito means “diminutive of José, 'he will add'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Joselito in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,139 people with the first name Joselito, which ranks it number 1,131 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Joselito a boy's or a girl's name?

Joselito is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 56 women and 18,083 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Joselito?

Joselito is a name of Spanish and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Joselito most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.052% of the state's population is named Joselito (7,403 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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