Joselito
Joselito is the name for:First name / given nameJoselito (singer), Spanish 1950s child actor and singer Joselito Agustin (1976–2010), also known as Aksyon Lito, Filipino journalist Joselito Altarejos, Filipino film and television director, producer Joselito Pimentel, better known as Lito Pimentel, Filipino film and television actor Joselito Vaca, Bolivian football midfielderKnown as JoselitoJojo…
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Joselito
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Joselito is the name for:First name / given nameJoselito (singer), Spanish 1950s child actor and singer Joselito Agustin (1976–2010), also known as Aksyon Lito, Filipino journalist Joselito Altarejos, Filipino film and television director, producer Joselito Pimentel, better known as Lito Pimentel, Filipino film and television actor Joselito Vaca, Bolivian football midfielderKnown as JoselitoJojo…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Joselito
American parents first put Joselito on the record books as a baby boy name in 1961, with 12 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 36 Joselitos were born — ranking #1,400 that year. About 33% of every Joselito on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Joselito last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 742 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Joselito
Joselito is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 742 births in the dataset. Joselito's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #1,400. Use the chart and map above to compare Joselito's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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