for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Joshua name popularity in England and Wales
Joshua ranked #53 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 938 boys named Joshua.
ONS
8,190 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Boys
Joshua for boys and girls
Boys
938100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
Joshua in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 938 | #53 |
| 2024 | boys | 1,027 | #50 |
| 2023 | boys | 1,339 | #40 |
| 2022 | boys | 1,478 | #35 |
| 2021 | boys | 1,737 | #31 |
| 2020 | boys | 1,989 | #23 |
| 2019 | boys | 2,450 | #20 |
| 2018 | boys | 2,922 | #17 |
| 2017 | boys | 3,166 | #15 |
| 2016 | boys | 3,495 | #16 |
| 2015 | boys | 3,394 | #16 |
| 2014 | boys | 3,812 | #13 |
Show full history (30 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 938 | #53 |
| 2024 | boys | 1,027 | #50 |
| 2023 | boys | 1,339 | #40 |
| 2022 | boys | 1,478 | #35 |
| 2021 | boys | 1,737 | #31 |
| 2020 | boys | 1,989 | #23 |
| 2019 | boys | 2,450 | #20 |
| 2018 | boys | 2,922 | #17 |
| 2017 | boys | 3,166 | #15 |
| 2016 | boys | 3,495 | #16 |
| 2015 | boys | 3,394 | #16 |
| 2014 | boys | 3,812 | #13 |
| 2013 | boys | 3,973 | #12 |
| 2012 | boys | 4,444 | #11 |
| 2011 | boys | 4,786 | #9 |
| 2010 | boys | 5,217 | #8 |
| 2009 | boys | 5,526 | #5 |
| 2008 | boys | 5,716 | #5 |
| 2007 | boys | 6,038 | #4 |
| 2006 | boys | 6,519 | #3 |
| 2005 | boys | 7,167 | #2 |
| 2004 | boys | 7,823 | #2 |
| 2003 | boys | 8,190 | #2 |
| 2002 | boys | 8,170 | #2 |
| 2001 | boys | 7,182 | #3 |
| 2000 | boys | 7,097 | #4 |
| 1999 | boys | 7,275 | #4 |
| 1998 | boys | 7,672 | #5 |
| 1997 | boys | 7,698 | #5 |
| 1996 | boys | 7,887 | #5 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.