Data through 2025

Josh name popularity in England and Wales

Josh ranked #758 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 45 boys named Josh.

Rank#758

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded45

ONS

Peak year2002

657 recorded

Five-year change-39.2%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Boys

Josh for boys and girls

Boys

45

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025

Josh in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys45#758
2024boys37#857
2023boys41#791
2022boys45#731
2021boys63#598
2020boys74#509
2019boys62#597
2018boys90#454
2017boys106#414
2016boys137#343
2015boys132#348
2014boys185#264
Show full history (30 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys45#758
2024boys37#857
2023boys41#791
2022boys45#731
2021boys63#598
2020boys74#509
2019boys62#597
2018boys90#454
2017boys106#414
2016boys137#343
2015boys132#348
2014boys185#264
2013boys186#260
2012boys204#243
2011boys261#201
2010boys272#193
2009boys348#160
2008boys394#143
2007boys401#136
2006boys481#116
2005boys493#113
2004boys561#100
2003boys598#93
2002boys657#84
2001boys567#90
2000boys430#108
1999boys492#101
1998boys645#86
1997boys595#89
1996boys595#94

Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.

How Josh’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-65.9%
Change since peak-93.2%