San José – or its anglicised form San Jose – is the Spanish for Saint Joseph. It is a common toponym in parts of the world where the Spanish language is or was spoken.

Two major world cities share the name:

• San José, Costa Rica – that nation's capital city
• San Jose, California, United States – the largest city with the name.

As do many other cities and towns:

• San Jose, Orange Walk District, Belize
• San José , El Petén, Guatemala
• San José, Baja California , Mexico
• San José, Durango , Mexico
• San José, Querétaro , Mexico
• San José, San Luis Potosí , Mexico
• San José, Sonora , Mexico
• San Jose, Antique , Philippines
• San Jose, Negros Oriental, Philippines
• San Jose, Northern Samar , Philippines
• San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Philippines
• San Jose City , Nueva Ecija, Philippines
• San Jose, Tarlac , Philippines
• San Jose, Illinois, United States
• San José , San José Department , Uruguay

San José is also a part of the name of several other towns and cities:

• Valley Municipality of San José , Guanentá, Colombia
• San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
• San José Iturbide , Guanajuato, Mexico
• San José Xicoténcatl , Tlaxcala, Mexico
• San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan, Philippines
• South San Jose Hills, California, USA

And is a part of the name of a neighborhood in Fremont, California, USA:

• Mission San Jose, California

And was the name of a former city in Arizona, USA:

• San Jose, Arizona

And is the name of a department in Uruguay:

• San José Department

And is the name of an island in Panama:

• Isla de San José

And is the name of a volcano on the Chilean–Argentine border:

• San José Volcano

And is the name of a California mission:

• Mission San José

And is in the name of several colleges and universities:

• Colegio San José , Puerto Rico
• San José State University, California, USA
• University of San Jose-Recoletos , Philippines

And is in the name of several species of animals:

• San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys insularis
• San Jose Brush Rabbit, Sylvilagus mansuetus

And is in the name of a daily newspaper:

• San Jose Mercury News

And is the name of an asteroid,

• 6216 San Jose .

And is also part of the title of a Dionne Warwick song

• Do You Know the Way to San Jose