Meaning of the nameJosete

Josete is a feminine name that, according to the Brazilian names dictionary, comes from French Josette, a diminutive of Joséphine, a name linked to the masculine José.

Meaning

“from French Josette, a diminutive of Joséphine, a name linked to the masculine Joseph (José), 'he will add'”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josete · Behind the Name: Josette · Behind the Name: Joseph

People (2022): 6,700
Rank in Brazil: #2,229
Median age: 54 years
2010 Census: 7,572; people

Josete in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Josete, 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 (2,045 people).

6,431 women 269 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 Josete is most common

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

Alagoas 0.027%
Sergipe 0.009%
Pernambuco 0.009%
Paraíba 0.008%
Bahia 0.007%

All states

State	People	% of population
Bahia	1,033	0.007%
São Paulo	916	0.002%
Alagoas	855	0.027%
Rio de Janeiro	818	0.005%
Pernambuco	774	0.009%
Paraíba	331	0.008%
Paraná	255	0.002%
Maranhão	203	0.003%
Sergipe	189	0.009%
Santa Catarina	179	0.002%
Pará	170	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	152	0.001%
Minas Gerais	130	0.001%
Espírito Santo	127	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	105	0.003%
Goiás	83	0.001%
Amazonas	63	0.002%
Mato Grosso	61	0.002%
Ceará	57	0.001%
Distrito Federal	50	0.002%
Piauí	46	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	34	0.001%
Rondônia	29	0.002%
Acre	18	0.002%

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

About the name Josete

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Josete as Jos(e)- plus the suffix -ete and cites Machado (1981), according to whom the name comes from French Josette, a hypocoristic of Joséphine. Behind the Name confirms Josette as a diminutive of Joséphine and lists Joseph as the masculine form; José is the Portuguese form of Joseph, a Hebrew name meaning 'he will add'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,700 people named Josete, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Behind the Name: Josette · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Joseph · behindthename.com · meaning
Morfemário: -ete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Josete

What does the name Josete mean?

Josete means “from French Josette, a diminutive of Joséphine, a name linked to the masculine Joseph (José), 'he will add'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Josete in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,700 people with the first name Josete, which ranks it number 2,229 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Josete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,431 women and 269 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Josete?

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

In which Brazilian state is Josete most common?

Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.027% of the state's population is named Josete (855 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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