Joshu Popularity by Year
Follow Joshu across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Joshu birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Boys | 7 | #6,968 | Down 740 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 8 | #6,228 | Up 2,207 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 5 | #8,435 | Down 3,270 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 9 | #5,165 | Down 715 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 10 | #4,450 | Up 1,639 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 6 | #6,089 | Down 757 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 7 | #5,332 | Down 999 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 9 | #4,333 | Up 1,151 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 6 | #5,484 | Down 891 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 8 | #4,593 | Up 249 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 7 | #4,842 | Down 1,005 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 8 | #3,837 | Up 538 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 6 | #4,375 | — |