Data through 2025

Josh name popularity in the United States

Josh ranked #1699 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 96 boys named Josh.

Rank#1699

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded96

SSA

Peak year1979

531 recorded

Five-year change+2.1%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Boys

Josh for boys and girls

Boys

96

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Josh in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys96#1699
2024boys95#1735
2023boys89#1803
2022boys94#1760
2021boys100#1658
2020boys94#1679
2019boys103#1606
2018boys113#1513
2017boys129#1373
2016boys108#1539
2015boys123#1396
2014boys166#1143
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys96#1699
2024boys95#1735
2023boys89#1803
2022boys94#1760
2021boys100#1658
2020boys94#1679
2019boys103#1606
2018boys113#1513
2017boys129#1373
2016boys108#1539
2015boys123#1396
2014boys166#1143
2013boys152#1180
2012boys167#1109
2011boys180#1050
2010boys178#1082
2009boys205#973
2008boys271#809
2007boys316#724
2006boys302#715
2005boys266#751
2004boys308#663
2003boys273#698
2002boys274#676
2001boys246#714
2000boys195#821
1999boys194#790
1998boys166#871
1997boys189#782
1996boys166#844
1995boys183#793
1994boys169#814
1993boys186#767
1992boys181#775
1991boys181#759
1990boys212#700
1989boys213#684
1988boys240#611
1987boys233#593
1986boys220#600
1985boys248#559
1984boys259#534
1983boys299#487
1982boys298#492
1981boys347#442
1980boys461#371
1979boys531#339
1978boys431#371
1977boys383#399
1976boys387#393
1975boys456#361
1974boys493#345
1973boys401#386
1972boys356#420
1971boys325#449
1970boys248#510
1969boys193#563
1968boys135#649
1967boys105#723
1966boys101#734
1965boys105#724
1964boys95#774
1963boys115#730
1962boys102#758
1961boys132#674
1960boys129#691
1959boys128#674
1958boys69#907
1957boys53#1041
1956boys53#1032
1955boys50#1066
1954boys51#1045
1953boys58#939
1952boys54#968
1951boys41#1123
1950boys39#1139
1949boys46#1029
1948boys45#1047
1947boys40#1148
1946boys43#1045
1945boys34#1122
1944boys35#1120
1943boys25#1399
1942boys31#1244
1941boys31#1187
1940boys31#1208
1939boys32#1141
1938boys33#1125
1937boys38#1031
1936boys44#924
1935boys34#1123
1934boys39#1038
1933boys30#1202
1932boys40#1056
1931boys30#1253
1930boys28#1368
1929boys36#1154
1928boys44#1041
1927boys41#1112
1926boys46#1018
1925boys45#1022
1924boys47#1032
1923boys49#992
1922boys50#999
1921boys36#1199
1920boys45#1035
1919boys41#1063
1918boys49#949
1917boys42#1003
1916boys55#840
1915boys40#996
1914boys39#870
1913boys37#777
1912boys39#681
1911boys30#548
1910boys23#598
1909boys21#574
1908boys26#489
1907boys19#559
1906boys13#674
1905boys17#574
1904boys18#515
1903boys21#451
1902boys17#521
1901boys18#453
1900boys25#455
1899boys17#457
1898boys22#418
1897boys21#411
1896boys23#407
1895boys27#358
1894boys18#464
1893boys16#459
1892boys22#404
1891boys19#397
1890boys24#358
1889boys22#379
1888boys24#377
1887boys15#438
1886boys29#317
1885boys23#364
1884boys27#336
1883boys27#318
1882boys14#489
1881boys22#348
1880boys31#299

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Josh’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-22.0%
Change since peak-81.9%