Joshua Popularity by Year
Follow Joshua across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Joshua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 4,773 | #66 | Down 9 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 5,268 | #57 | Up 3 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 8 | #11,122 | Up 2,340 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 5,070 | #60 | No rank change |
| 2023 | Girls | 6 | #13,462 | Up 130 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 5,197 | #60 | Down 2 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 6 | #13,592 | Down 3,342 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 5,531 | #58 | Down 5 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 6,015 | #53 | Down 5 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 9 | #10,250 | Down 514 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 6,631 | #48 | Down 8 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 10 | #9,736 | Down 960 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 7,446 | #40 | Down 2 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 8,353 | #38 | Down 3 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 12 | #8,776 | Down 2,113 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 9,258 | #35 | Down 2 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 18 | #6,663 | Up 58 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 9,850 | #33 | Down 8 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 18 | #6,721 | Up 581 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 10,929 | #25 | Down 4 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 16 | #7,302 | Up 1,278 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 11,861 | #21 | Down 4 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 13 | #8,580 | Down 1,708 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 12,681 | #17 | Down 3 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 18 | #6,872 | Down 1,514 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 13,797 | #14 | Down 3 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 25 | #5,358 | Up 3,343 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 15,467 | #11 | Down 5 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 13 | #8,701 | Down 2,992 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 17,671 | #6 | Down 2 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 24 | #5,709 | Down 135 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 19,231 | #4 | No rank change |
| 2008 | Girls | 25 | #5,574 | Down 1,591 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 20,669 | #4 | Down 1 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 39 | #3,983 | Up 593 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 22,336 | #3 | No rank change |
| 2006 | Girls | 31 | #4,576 | Down 1,115 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 23,261 | #3 | No rank change |
| 2005 | Girls | 43 | #3,461 | Down 1,847 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 24,214 | #3 | No rank change |
| 2004 | Girls | 120 | #1,614 | Up 1,618 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 25,106 | #3 | No rank change |
| 2003 | Girls | 45 | #3,232 | Down 129 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 25,998 | #3 | Up 1 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 46 | #3,103 | Down 140 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 26,024 | #4 | No rank change |
| 2001 | Girls | 48 | #2,963 | Down 255 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 27,543 | #4 | No rank change |
| 2000 | Girls | 54 | #2,708 | Down 340 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 27,265 | #4 | No rank change |
| 1999 | Girls | 62 | #2,368 | Up 283 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 28,095 | #4 | Up 1 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 51 | #2,651 | Down 422 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 28,289 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1997 | Girls | 61 | #2,229 | Down 314 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 29,175 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1996 | Girls | 75 | #1,915 | Up 240 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 30,720 | #5 | Down 1 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 62 | #2,155 | Down 314 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 31,374 | #4 | No rank change |
| 1994 | Girls | 77 | #1,841 | Down 422 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 33,590 | #4 | No rank change |
| 1993 | Girls | 114 | #1,419 | Down 62 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 36,221 | #4 | No rank change |
| 1992 | Girls | 122 | #1,357 | Down 138 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 41,226 | #4 | No rank change |
| 1991 | Girls | 141 | #1,219 | Down 153 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 43,237 | #4 | No rank change |
| 1990 | Girls | 166 | #1,066 | Down 181 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 44,100 | #4 | No rank change |
| 1989 | Girls | 208 | #885 | Down 233 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 42,653 | #4 | No rank change |
| 1988 | Girls | 297 | #652 | Up 26 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 40,002 | #4 | No rank change |
| 1987 | Girls | 272 | #678 | Down 62 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 37,542 | #4 | No rank change |
| 1986 | Girls | 307 | #616 | Up 41 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 42,194 | #4 | No rank change |
| 1985 | Girls | 276 | #657 | Down 2 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 40,266 | #4 | Up 1 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 266 | #655 | Up 63 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 36,687 | #5 | Up 2 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 232 | #718 | Up 2 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 38,004 | #7 | Down 1 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 241 | #720 | Down 20 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 39,024 | #6 | Up 1 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 240 | #700 | Up 47 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 36,052 | #7 | Up 2 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 222 | #747 | Up 15 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 31,120 | #9 | Up 3 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 211 | #762 | Up 219 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 25,204 | #12 | Up 2 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 141 | #981 | Up 146 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 22,068 | #14 | Up 4 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 113 | #1,127 | Up 64 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 16,845 | #18 | Up 8 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 95 | #1,191 | Up 50 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 14,567 | #26 | Up 3 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 92 | #1,241 | Up 291 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 11,599 | #29 | Up 13 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 63 | #1,532 | Up 562 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 8,057 | #42 | Up 17 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 38 | #2,094 | Up 968 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 5,033 | #59 | Up 21 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 21 | #3,062 | Up 590 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 3,650 | #80 | Up 70 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 17 | #3,652 | Up 1,409 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 2,175 | #150 | Up 47 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 10 | #5,061 | Up 395 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 1,321 | #197 | Up 74 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 8 | #5,456 | Up 1,560 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 731 | #271 | Up 43 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 5 | #7,016 | — |
| 1967 | Boys | 563 | #314 | Up 26 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 486 | #340 | Up 12 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 461 | #352 | Up 55 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 389 | #407 | Up 9 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 372 | #416 | Up 20 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 335 | #436 | Down 13 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 354 | #423 | Up 31 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 314 | #454 | Down 14 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 328 | #440 | Up 37 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 276 | #477 | Down 10 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 273 | #467 | Up 24 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 239 | #491 | Down 20 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 245 | #471 | Up 53 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 193 | #524 | Up 27 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 164 | #551 | Down 28 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 178 | #523 | Up 7 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 165 | #530 | Up 7 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 160 | #537 | Down 47 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 183 | #490 | Up 97 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 129 | #587 | Down 19 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 141 | #568 | Up 40 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 113 | #608 | Up 4 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 97 | #612 | Down 11 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 104 | #601 | Up 54 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 95 | #655 | Down 64 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 111 | #591 | Up 37 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 93 | #628 | Down 2 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 90 | #626 | Down 57 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 101 | #569 | Up 155 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 71 | #724 | Down 119 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 92 | #605 | Down 32 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 101 | #573 | Up 90 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 80 | #663 | Down 89 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 106 | #574 | Down 5 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 102 | #569 | Down 9 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 111 | #560 | Up 51 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 94 | #611 | Up 34 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 90 | #645 | Up 84 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 74 | #729 | Down 167 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 118 | #562 | Up 7 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 117 | #569 | Up 43 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 105 | #612 | Down 7 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 109 | #605 | Down 11 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 114 | #594 | Down 55 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 129 | #539 | Up 32 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 124 | #571 | Down 9 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 125 | #562 | Down 20 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 128 | #542 | Down 39 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 139 | #503 | Up 49 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 118 | #552 | Down 30 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 122 | #522 | Up 59 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 99 | #581 | Down 109 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 136 | #472 | Up 56 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 87 | #528 | Down 36 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 78 | #492 | Up 15 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 60 | #507 | Down 61 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 43 | #446 | Down 50 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 44 | #396 | Up 91 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 28 | #487 | Down 35 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 29 | #452 | Up 5 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 26 | #457 | Down 33 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 27 | #424 | Up 125 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 18 | #549 | Down 57 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 19 | #492 | Down 41 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 21 | #451 | Up 70 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 17 | #521 | Down 122 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 22 | #399 | Down 34 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 36 | #365 | Up 11 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 24 | #376 | Down 78 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 39 | #298 | Up 48 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 29 | #346 | Up 6 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 30 | #352 | Down 12 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 29 | #340 | Up 36 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 24 | #376 | Down 5 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 23 | #371 | Down 87 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 41 | #284 | Up 65 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 24 | #349 | Up 9 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 24 | #358 | Down 64 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 33 | #294 | Down 49 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 50 | #245 | Up 2 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 41 | #247 | Down 19 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 55 | #228 | Up 23 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 43 | #251 | Up 14 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 41 | #265 | Down 63 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 55 | #202 | Up 33 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 50 | #235 | Up 9 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 40 | #244 | Down 33 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 57 | #211 | — |