Joshua in California

Babies in California

138,806

since 1942

Rank in California · 2025

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recorded as girls

#71

recorded as boys

Peak year in California

1981

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys US overall

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

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	523	71
2024	<5	—	601	62
2023	<5	—	615	61
2022	<5	—	612	65
2021	<5	—	671	60
2020	<5	—	799	48
2019	<5	—	812	53
2018	<5	—	958	41
2017	<5	—	1,053	39
2016	<5	—	1,224	34
2015	<5	—	1,344	32
2014	<5	—	1,510	28
2013	<5	—	1,625	23
2012	<5	—	1,732	21
2011	<5	—	1,914	15
2010	<5	—	2,141	12
2009	<5	—	2,412	10
2008	5	3,637	2,765	8
2007	<5	—	2,885	8
2006	<5	—	3,032	8
2005	6	3,123	3,217	5
2004	12	1,892	3,301	6
2003	5	3,359	3,222	7
2002	<5	—	3,382	6
2001	9	2,229	3,216	8
2000	15	1,535	3,356	7
1999	6	2,734	3,144	10
1998	10	1,968	3,255	10
1997	11	1,824	3,109	11
1996	13	1,635	3,372	8
1995	15	1,487	3,507	9
1994	23	1,156	3,559	9
1993	37	842	3,712	9
1992	34	885	3,763	10
1991	28	1,040	4,292	8
1990	27	1,059	4,301	8
1989	33	860	4,289	7
1988	36	766	3,943	7
1987	23	991	3,764	7
1986	28	837	3,418	9
1985	23	927	3,664	7
1984	22	933	3,406	7
1983	24	853	3,280	9
1982	16	1,109	3,224	8
1981	20	953	3,383	8
1980	22	877	3,138	8
1979	18	974	2,895	11
1978	14	1,109	2,550	11
1977	12	1,182	2,440	12
1976	10	1,278	2,032	14
1975	16	939	1,878	14
1974	9	1,282	1,662	18
1973	9	1,235	1,282	24
1972	<5	—	857	34
1971	<5	—	679	47
1970	<5	—	482	65
1969	<5	—	259	125
1968	<5	—	124	216
1967	<5	—	91	243
1966	<5	—	68	285
1965	<5	—	58	325
1964	<5	—	47	378
1963	<5	—	49	365
1962	<5	—	37	413
1961	<5	—	41	391
1960	<5	—	34	420
1959	<5	—	45	362
1958	<5	—	26	444
1957	<5	—	22	470
1956	<5	—	24	433
1955	<5	—	22	433
1954	<5	—	14	533
1953	<5	—	11	586
1952	<5	—	7	676
1951	<5	—	9	581
1950	<5	—	15	451
1949	<5	—	<5	—
1948	<5	—	<5	—
1947	<5	—	5	758
1946	<5	—	<5	—
1945	<5	—	<5	—
1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	<5	—	<5	—
1942	<5	—	5	614