Joshuah Name Popularity and Statistics

Joshuah is predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births2,873
First Year on Record1969

Joshuah popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Boys10#7,679
2024Boys7#9,894
2023Boys6#10,821
2022Boys10#7,768
2021Boys16#5,562
2020Boys12#6,620
2019Boys14#6,104
2018Boys17#5,320
2017Boys13#6,338
2016Boys19#4,943
2015Boys28#3,775
2014Boys34#3,234
2013Boys41#2,804
2012Boys51#2,448
2011Boys66#2,035
2010Boys70#1,975
2009Boys69#2,010
2008Boys73#1,948
2007Boys55#2,337
2006Boys88#1,627
2005Boys75#1,752
2004Boys50#2,283
2003Boys55#2,055
2002Boys74#1,620

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

These are the years with the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category, ordered from the largest total downward.

1989 · Boys

106 recorded births and rank #993.

1990 · Boys

92 recorded births and rank #1,117.

2006 · Boys

88 recorded births and rank #1,627.

1996 · Boys

88 recorded births and rank #1,257.

Where Joshuah ranked highest in 2015

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

StateRankRecorded births
CA#2,2746

View the complete state-by-state table for Joshuah