Josealfredo
A masculine name combining the Spanish "Jose" derived from Joseph meaning "he will add" and the Hispanic name "Alfredo" derived from old English meaning "counsellor".
Name Census estimates that about 167 living Americans carry the first name Josealfredo. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Josealfredo today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Josealfredo births was 2006 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Josealfredo. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
167
~ 1 in 2,052,421 Americans
Peak year
2006
12 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2022 SSA rank
#10,300
Tracked since 1992
Census
Josealfredo in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,009 people with the first name Josealfredo, which placed it at #12,361 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,361
National first-name rank
People counted
1.0K
1,009 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Josealfredo
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Josealfredo is Hispanic at 97.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (1.1%) and White (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Josealfredo described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Josealfredo at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.5% · 984
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 11
- White1.0% · 10
- Black or African American0.4% · 4
Popularity
Josealfredo: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Josealfredo from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 92 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Josealfredo by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Josealfredo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Josealfredos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Josealfredo
Josealfredo is a Spanish name that combines the names Jose and Alfredo. The name Jose is derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning "he will add" or "he will increase." Alfredo, on the other hand, comes from the Old English name Alfred, which is composed of the elements "ælf" (elf) and "ræd" (counsel).
The name Josealfredo first appeared in the 16th century, during the Spanish colonial period in Latin America. It was likely a name given to children born to Spanish settlers and indigenous or mixed-race mothers. The combination of the Spanish name Jose and the Germanic name Alfredo reflects the cultural blending that occurred during this era.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Josealfredo can be found in the baptismal records of the Cathedral of Mexico City, dating back to the late 16th century. Several individuals with this name are listed in these records, suggesting that it was not an uncommon name among the Spanish colonial population of that time.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Josealfredo. One such person was Josealfredo Rodríguez (1858-1932), a Venezuelan military leader and politician who served as President of Venezuela from 1890 to 1892. Another was Josealfredo Alcalde (1901-1977), a Peruvian poet and journalist who was a prominent figure in the Peruvian literary scene of the 20th century.
Other individuals with the name Josealfredo include Josealfredo Jiménez (1923-2005), a Mexican author and journalist known for his works on Mexican culture and history, and Josealfredo Navarrete (born 1964), a Colombian writer and academic who has published several books on Latin American literature and culture.
Perhaps the most notable bearer of the name Josealfredo in recent history was Josealfredo Guerrero (1946-2018), a Mexican singer-songwriter and actor who was a prominent figure in the Latin American music scene. He was known for his romantic ballads and for his work in Mexican telenovelas and films.
People
Josealfredo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Josealfredo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with J
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FAQ
Josealfredo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josealfredo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 167 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Josealfredo going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,052,421 US residents.
Is Josealfredo a common name?
We classify Josealfredo as "Very Rare". It ranks above 71.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 170 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Josealfredo most popular?
The single biggest year for Josealfredo was 2006, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Josealfredo is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Josealfredo in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,009 people with the name Josealfredo, or 0.33 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,361 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Josealfredo in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Josealfredo?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Josealfredo appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,005 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Josealfredo?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Josealfredo is Hispanic at 97.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (1.1%) and White (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Josealfredo most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Josealfredo in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.5% (984 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Josealfredo in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Josealfredo a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Josealfredo in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Josealfredo still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Josealfredo in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Josealfredo can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Josealfredo as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.