Joshua

Given to 1,253,882 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −22% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#66
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
4,773
boys 4,773
Peak year
1985
42,194 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,253,882
since 1880

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Joshua was most popular in 1985, when 42,194 babies recorded as boys got the name (22.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,773 babies were named Joshua, ranking #66 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.07.51522.53018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1985 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Joshua was most popular in 1985, when 42,194 babies recorded as boys got the name (22.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,773 babies were named Joshua, ranking #66 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.07.51522.5301880192019602000Peak 1985

Joshua was most popular in 1985, when 42,194 babies recorded as boys got the name (22.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,773 babies were named Joshua, ranking #66 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 4,773 66
2024 8 11122 5,268 57
2023 6 13462 5,070 60
2022 6 13592 5,197 60
2021 <5 — 5,531 58
2020 9 10250 6,015 53
2019 10 9736 6,631 48
2018 <5 — 7,446 40
2017 12 8776 8,353 38
2016 18 6663 9,258 35
2015 18 6721 9,850 33
2014 16 7302 10,929 25
2013 13 8580 11,861 21
2012 18 6872 12,681 17
2011 25 5358 13,797 14
2010 13 8701 15,467 11
2009 24 5709 17,671 6
2008 25 5574 19,231 4
2007 39 3983 20,669 4
2006 31 4576 22,336 3
2005 43 3461 23,261 3
2004 120 1614 24,214 3
2003 45 3232 25,106 3
2002 46 3103 25,998 3
2001 48 2963 26,024 4
2000 54 2708 27,543 4
1999 62 2368 27,265 4
1998 51 2651 28,095 4
1997 61 2229 28,289 5
1996 75 1915 29,175 5
1995 62 2155 30,720 5
1994 77 1841 31,374 4
1993 114 1419 33,590 4
1992 122 1357 36,221 4
1991 141 1219 41,226 4
1990 166 1066 43,237 4
1989 208 885 44,100 4
1988 297 652 42,653 4
1987 272 678 40,002 4
1986 307 616 37,542 4
1985 276 657 42,194 4
1984 266 655 40,266 4
1983 232 718 36,687 5
1982 241 720 38,004 7
1981 240 700 39,024 6
1980 222 747 36,052 7
1979 211 762 31,120 9
1978 141 981 25,204 12
1977 113 1127 22,068 14
1976 95 1191 16,845 18
1975 92 1241 14,567 26
1974 63 1532 11,599 29
1973 38 2094 8,057 42
1972 21 3062 5,033 59
1971 17 3652 3,650 80
1970 10 5061 2,175 150
1969 8 5456 1,321 197
1968 5 7016 731 271
1967 <5 — 563 314
1966 <5 — 486 340
1965 <5 — 461 352
1964 <5 — 389 407
1963 <5 — 372 416
1962 <5 — 335 436
1961 <5 — 354 423
1960 <5 — 314 454
1959 <5 — 328 440
1958 <5 — 276 477
1957 <5 — 273 467
1956 <5 — 239 491
1955 <5 — 245 471
1954 <5 — 193 524
1953 <5 — 164 551
1952 <5 — 178 523
1951 <5 — 165 530
1950 <5 — 160 537
1949 <5 — 183 490
1948 <5 — 129 587
1947 <5 — 141 568
1946 <5 — 113 608
1945 <5 — 97 612
1944 <5 — 104 601
1943 <5 — 95 655
1942 <5 — 111 591
1941 <5 — 93 628
1940 <5 — 90 626
1939 <5 — 101 569
1938 <5 — 71 724
1937 <5 — 92 605
1936 <5 — 101 573
1935 <5 — 80 663
1934 <5 — 106 574
1933 <5 — 102 569
1932 <5 — 111 560
1931 <5 — 94 611
1930 <5 — 90 645
1929 <5 — 74 729
1928 <5 — 118 562
1927 <5 — 117 569
1926 <5 — 105 612
1925 <5 — 109 605
1924 <5 — 114 594
1923 <5 — 129 539
1922 <5 — 124 571
1921 <5 — 125 562
1920 <5 — 128 542
1919 <5 — 139 503
1918 <5 — 118 552
1917 <5 — 122 522
1916 <5 — 99 581
1915 <5 — 136 472
1914 <5 — 87 528
1913 <5 — 78 492
1912 <5 — 60 507
1911 <5 — 43 446
1910 <5 — 44 396
1909 <5 — 28 487
1908 <5 — 29 452
1907 <5 — 26 457
1906 <5 — 27 424
1905 <5 — 18 549
1904 <5 — 19 492
1903 <5 — 21 451
1902 <5 — 17 521
1901 <5 — 22 399
1900 <5 — 36 365
1899 <5 — 24 376
1898 <5 — 39 298
1897 <5 — 29 346
1896 <5 — 30 352
1895 <5 — 29 340
1894 <5 — 24 376
1893 <5 — 23 371
1892 <5 — 41 284
1891 <5 — 24 349
1890 <5 — 24 358
1889 <5 — 33 294
1888 <5 — 50 245
1887 <5 — 41 247
1886 <5 — 55 228
1885 <5 — 43 251
1884 <5 — 41 265
1883 <5 — 55 202
1882 <5 — 50 235
1881 <5 — 40 244
1880 <5 — 57 211

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Other spellings

Josha · 454 Joshaua · 209 Joshia · 172

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Where Joshua is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years