Josh in California

Babies in California

1,887

since 1952

Rank in California · 2025

#2,203

recorded as boys

Peak year in California

1972

Babies per 1,000 (same sex) in California, 1910–2025

Recorded as boys US overall

Yearly share of babies named Josh in California from 1910 to 2025, compared with the national share (dashed line).

Show every year

Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	6	2,203
2024	<5	—	10	1,615
2023	<5	—	11	1,509
2022	<5	—	10	1,639
2021	<5	—	15	1,254
2020	<5	—	12	1,443
2019	<5	—	17	1,165
2018	<5	—	20	1,045
2017	<5	—	17	1,167
2016	<5	—	17	1,175
2015	<5	—	18	1,120
2014	<5	—	28	861
2013	<5	—	23	942
2012	<5	—	31	791
2011	<5	—	28	835
2010	<5	—	30	795
2009	<5	—	25	901
2008	<5	—	62	511
2007	<5	—	55	540
2006	<5	—	55	524
2005	<5	—	48	557
2004	<5	—	59	478
2003	<5	—	50	523
2002	<5	—	47	524
2001	<5	—	40	581
2000	<5	—	33	641
1999	<5	—	24	755
1998	<5	—	25	744
1997	<5	—	24	746
1996	<5	—	12	1,166
1995	<5	—	27	716
1994	<5	—	17	955
1993	<5	—	14	1,072
1992	<5	—	15	1,032
1991	<5	—	22	822
1990	<5	—	26	750
1989	<5	—	20	817
1988	<5	—	26	685
1987	<5	—	18	799
1986	<5	—	16	804
1985	<5	—	16	792
1984	<5	—	20	681
1983	<5	—	19	688
1982	<5	—	15	789
1981	<5	—	19	665
1980	<5	—	27	553
1979	<5	—	34	467
1978	<5	—	29	506
1977	<5	—	31	484
1976	<5	—	34	443
1975	<5	—	38	415
1974	<5	—	56	327
1973	<5	—	56	316
1972	<5	—	62	313
1971	<5	—	58	328
1970	<5	—	57	350
1969	<5	—	49	366
1968	<5	—	29	468
1967	<5	—	19	548
1966	<5	—	17	564
1965	<5	—	12	680
1964	<5	—	26	488
1963	<5	—	17	597
1962	<5	—	15	601
1961	<5	—	25	496
1960	<5	—	21	533
1959	<5	—	8	783
1958	<5	—	13	614
1957	<5	—	7	788
1956	<5	—	<5	—
1955	<5	—	<5	—
1954	<5	—	<5	—
1953	<5	—	<5	—
1952	<5	—	5	808