Josh

Given to 17,288 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#1699

recorded as boys

36 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 96

Peak year

1974

493 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

17,288

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Josh was most popular in 1974, when 493 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.31 per 1,000). In 2025, 96 babies were named Josh, ranking #1699 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	96	1699
2024	<5	—	95	1735
2023	<5	—	89	1803
2022	<5	—	94	1760
2021	<5	—	100	1658
2020	<5	—	94	1679
2019	<5	—	103	1606
2018	<5	—	113	1513
2017	<5	—	129	1373
2016	<5	—	108	1539
2015	<5	—	123	1396
2014	<5	—	166	1143
2013	<5	—	152	1180
2012	<5	—	167	1109
2011	<5	—	180	1050
2010	<5	—	178	1082
2009	<5	—	205	973
2008	<5	—	271	809
2007	<5	—	316	724
2006	<5	—	302	715
2005	<5	—	266	751
2004	<5	—	308	663
2003	<5	—	273	698
2002	<5	—	274	676
2001	<5	—	246	714
2000	<5	—	195	821
1999	<5	—	194	790
1998	<5	—	166	871
1997	<5	—	189	782
1996	<5	—	166	844
1995	<5	—	183	793
1994	<5	—	169	814
1993	<5	—	186	767
1992	<5	—	181	775
1991	<5	—	181	759
1990	<5	—	212	700
1989	<5	—	213	684
1988	<5	—	240	611
1987	<5	—	233	593
1986	<5	—	220	600
1985	<5	—	248	559
1984	<5	—	259	534
1983	<5	—	299	487
1982	<5	—	298	492
1981	<5	—	347	442
1980	<5	—	461	371
1979	<5	—	531	339
1978	<5	—	431	371
1977	<5	—	383	399
1976	<5	—	387	393
1975	<5	—	456	361
1974	<5	—	493	345
1973	<5	—	401	386
1972	<5	—	356	420
1971	<5	—	325	449
1970	<5	—	248	510
1969	<5	—	193	563
1968	<5	—	135	649
1967	<5	—	105	723
1966	<5	—	101	734
1965	<5	—	105	724
1964	<5	—	95	774
1963	<5	—	115	730
1962	<5	—	102	758
1961	<5	—	132	674
1960	<5	—	129	691
1959	<5	—	128	674
1958	<5	—	69	907
1957	<5	—	53	1041
1956	<5	—	53	1032
1955	<5	—	50	1066
1954	<5	—	51	1045
1953	<5	—	58	939
1952	<5	—	54	968
1951	<5	—	41	1123
1950	<5	—	39	1139
1949	<5	—	46	1029
1948	<5	—	45	1047
1947	<5	—	40	1148
1946	<5	—	43	1045
1945	<5	—	34	1122
1944	<5	—	35	1120
1943	<5	—	25	1399
1942	<5	—	31	1244
1941	<5	—	31	1187
1940	<5	—	31	1208
1939	<5	—	32	1141
1938	<5	—	33	1125
1937	<5	—	38	1031
1936	<5	—	44	924
1935	<5	—	34	1123
1934	<5	—	39	1038
1933	<5	—	30	1202
1932	<5	—	40	1056
1931	<5	—	30	1253
1930	<5	—	28	1368
1929	<5	—	36	1154
1928	<5	—	44	1041
1927	<5	—	41	1112
1926	<5	—	46	1018
1925	<5	—	45	1022
1924	<5	—	47	1032
1923	<5	—	49	992
1922	<5	—	50	999
1921	<5	—	36	1199
1920	<5	—	45	1035
1919	<5	—	41	1063
1918	<5	—	49	949
1917	<5	—	42	1003
1916	<5	—	55	840
1915	<5	—	40	996
1914	<5	—	39	870
1913	<5	—	37	777
1912	<5	—	39	681
1911	<5	—	30	548
1910	<5	—	23	598
1909	<5	—	21	574
1908	<5	—	26	489
1907	<5	—	19	559
1906	<5	—	13	674
1905	<5	—	17	574
1904	<5	—	18	515
1903	<5	—	21	451
1902	<5	—	17	521
1901	<5	—	18	453
1900	<5	—	25	455
1899	<5	—	17	457
1898	<5	—	22	418
1897	<5	—	21	411
1896	<5	—	23	407
1895	<5	—	27	358
1894	<5	—	18	464
1893	<5	—	16	459
1892	<5	—	22	404
1891	<5	—	19	397
1890	<5	—	24	358
1889	<5	—	22	379
1888	<5	—	24	377
1887	<5	—	15	438
1886	<5	—	29	317
1885	<5	—	23	364
1884	<5	—	27	336
1883	<5	—	27	318
1882	<5	—	14	489
1881	<5	—	22	348
1880	<5	—	31	299