for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Joshua name popularity in the United States
Joshua ranked #66 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 4,773 boys named Joshua.
SSA
44,100 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Joshua for boys and girls
Girls
8Share unavailable · data from 1968 to 2024
Boys
4,773100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 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 | 4,773 | #66 |
| 2024 | boys | 5,268 | #57 |
| 2024 | girls | 8 | #11122 |
| 2023 | boys | 5,070 | #60 |
| 2023 | girls | 6 | #13462 |
| 2022 | boys | 5,197 | #60 |
| 2022 | girls | 6 | #13592 |
| 2021 | boys | 5,531 | #58 |
| 2020 | boys | 6,015 | #53 |
| 2020 | girls | 9 | #10250 |
| 2019 | boys | 6,631 | #48 |
| 2019 | girls | 10 | #9736 |
Show full history (201 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 4,773 | #66 |
| 2024 | boys | 5,268 | #57 |
| 2024 | girls | 8 | #11122 |
| 2023 | boys | 5,070 | #60 |
| 2023 | girls | 6 | #13462 |
| 2022 | boys | 5,197 | #60 |
| 2022 | girls | 6 | #13592 |
| 2021 | boys | 5,531 | #58 |
| 2020 | boys | 6,015 | #53 |
| 2020 | girls | 9 | #10250 |
| 2019 | boys | 6,631 | #48 |
| 2019 | girls | 10 | #9736 |
| 2018 | boys | 7,446 | #40 |
| 2017 | boys | 8,353 | #38 |
| 2017 | girls | 12 | #8776 |
| 2016 | boys | 9,258 | #35 |
| 2016 | girls | 18 | #6663 |
| 2015 | boys | 9,850 | #33 |
| 2015 | girls | 18 | #6721 |
| 2014 | boys | 10,929 | #25 |
| 2014 | girls | 16 | #7302 |
| 2013 | boys | 11,861 | #21 |
| 2013 | girls | 13 | #8580 |
| 2012 | boys | 12,681 | #17 |
| 2012 | girls | 18 | #6872 |
| 2011 | boys | 13,797 | #14 |
| 2011 | girls | 25 | #5358 |
| 2010 | boys | 15,467 | #11 |
| 2010 | girls | 13 | #8701 |
| 2009 | boys | 17,671 | #6 |
| 2009 | girls | 24 | #5709 |
| 2008 | boys | 19,231 | #4 |
| 2008 | girls | 25 | #5574 |
| 2007 | boys | 20,669 | #4 |
| 2007 | girls | 39 | #3983 |
| 2006 | boys | 22,336 | #3 |
| 2006 | girls | 31 | #4576 |
| 2005 | boys | 23,261 | #3 |
| 2005 | girls | 43 | #3461 |
| 2004 | boys | 24,214 | #3 |
| 2004 | girls | 120 | #1614 |
| 2003 | boys | 25,106 | #3 |
| 2003 | girls | 45 | #3232 |
| 2002 | boys | 25,998 | #3 |
| 2002 | girls | 46 | #3103 |
| 2001 | boys | 26,024 | #4 |
| 2001 | girls | 48 | #2963 |
| 2000 | boys | 27,543 | #4 |
| 2000 | girls | 54 | #2708 |
| 1999 | boys | 27,265 | #4 |
| 1999 | girls | 62 | #2368 |
| 1998 | boys | 28,095 | #4 |
| 1998 | girls | 51 | #2651 |
| 1997 | boys | 28,289 | #5 |
| 1997 | girls | 61 | #2229 |
| 1996 | boys | 29,175 | #5 |
| 1996 | girls | 75 | #1915 |
| 1995 | boys | 30,720 | #5 |
| 1995 | girls | 62 | #2155 |
| 1994 | boys | 31,374 | #4 |
| 1994 | girls | 77 | #1841 |
| 1993 | boys | 33,590 | #4 |
| 1993 | girls | 114 | #1419 |
| 1992 | boys | 36,221 | #4 |
| 1992 | girls | 122 | #1357 |
| 1991 | boys | 41,226 | #4 |
| 1991 | girls | 141 | #1219 |
| 1990 | boys | 43,237 | #4 |
| 1990 | girls | 166 | #1066 |
| 1989 | boys | 44,100 | #4 |
| 1989 | girls | 208 | #885 |
| 1988 | boys | 42,653 | #4 |
| 1988 | girls | 297 | #652 |
| 1987 | boys | 40,002 | #4 |
| 1987 | girls | 272 | #678 |
| 1986 | boys | 37,542 | #4 |
| 1986 | girls | 307 | #616 |
| 1985 | boys | 42,194 | #4 |
| 1985 | girls | 276 | #657 |
| 1984 | boys | 40,266 | #4 |
| 1984 | girls | 266 | #655 |
| 1983 | boys | 36,687 | #5 |
| 1983 | girls | 232 | #718 |
| 1982 | boys | 38,004 | #7 |
| 1982 | girls | 241 | #720 |
| 1981 | boys | 39,024 | #6 |
| 1981 | girls | 240 | #700 |
| 1980 | boys | 36,052 | #7 |
| 1980 | girls | 222 | #747 |
| 1979 | boys | 31,120 | #9 |
| 1979 | girls | 211 | #762 |
| 1978 | boys | 25,204 | #12 |
| 1978 | girls | 141 | #981 |
| 1977 | boys | 22,068 | #14 |
| 1977 | girls | 113 | #1127 |
| 1976 | boys | 16,845 | #18 |
| 1976 | girls | 95 | #1191 |
| 1975 | boys | 14,567 | #26 |
| 1975 | girls | 92 | #1241 |
| 1974 | boys | 11,599 | #29 |
| 1974 | girls | 63 | #1532 |
| 1973 | boys | 8,057 | #42 |
| 1973 | girls | 38 | #2094 |
| 1972 | boys | 5,033 | #59 |
| 1972 | girls | 21 | #3062 |
| 1971 | boys | 3,650 | #80 |
| 1971 | girls | 17 | #3652 |
| 1970 | boys | 2,175 | #150 |
| 1970 | girls | 10 | #5061 |
| 1969 | boys | 1,321 | #197 |
| 1969 | girls | 8 | #5456 |
| 1968 | boys | 731 | #271 |
| 1968 | girls | 5 | #7016 |
| 1967 | boys | 563 | #314 |
| 1966 | boys | 486 | #340 |
| 1965 | boys | 461 | #352 |
| 1964 | boys | 389 | #407 |
| 1963 | boys | 372 | #416 |
| 1962 | boys | 335 | #436 |
| 1961 | boys | 354 | #423 |
| 1960 | boys | 314 | #454 |
| 1959 | boys | 328 | #440 |
| 1958 | boys | 276 | #477 |
| 1957 | boys | 273 | #467 |
| 1956 | boys | 239 | #491 |
| 1955 | boys | 245 | #471 |
| 1954 | boys | 193 | #524 |
| 1953 | boys | 164 | #551 |
| 1952 | boys | 178 | #523 |
| 1951 | boys | 165 | #530 |
| 1950 | boys | 160 | #537 |
| 1949 | boys | 183 | #490 |
| 1948 | boys | 129 | #587 |
| 1947 | boys | 141 | #568 |
| 1946 | boys | 113 | #608 |
| 1945 | boys | 97 | #612 |
| 1944 | boys | 104 | #601 |
| 1943 | boys | 95 | #655 |
| 1942 | boys | 111 | #591 |
| 1941 | boys | 93 | #628 |
| 1940 | boys | 90 | #626 |
| 1939 | boys | 101 | #569 |
| 1938 | boys | 71 | #724 |
| 1937 | boys | 92 | #605 |
| 1936 | boys | 101 | #573 |
| 1935 | boys | 80 | #663 |
| 1934 | boys | 106 | #574 |
| 1933 | boys | 102 | #569 |
| 1932 | boys | 111 | #560 |
| 1931 | boys | 94 | #611 |
| 1930 | boys | 90 | #645 |
| 1929 | boys | 74 | #729 |
| 1928 | boys | 118 | #562 |
| 1927 | boys | 117 | #569 |
| 1926 | boys | 105 | #612 |
| 1925 | boys | 109 | #605 |
| 1924 | boys | 114 | #594 |
| 1923 | boys | 129 | #539 |
| 1922 | boys | 124 | #571 |
| 1921 | boys | 125 | #562 |
| 1920 | boys | 128 | #542 |
| 1919 | boys | 139 | #503 |
| 1918 | boys | 118 | #552 |
| 1917 | boys | 122 | #522 |
| 1916 | boys | 99 | #581 |
| 1915 | boys | 136 | #472 |
| 1914 | boys | 87 | #528 |
| 1913 | boys | 78 | #492 |
| 1912 | boys | 60 | #507 |
| 1911 | boys | 43 | #446 |
| 1910 | boys | 44 | #396 |
| 1909 | boys | 28 | #487 |
| 1908 | boys | 29 | #452 |
| 1907 | boys | 26 | #457 |
| 1906 | boys | 27 | #424 |
| 1905 | boys | 18 | #549 |
| 1904 | boys | 19 | #492 |
| 1903 | boys | 21 | #451 |
| 1902 | boys | 17 | #521 |
| 1901 | boys | 22 | #399 |
| 1900 | boys | 36 | #365 |
| 1899 | boys | 24 | #376 |
| 1898 | boys | 39 | #298 |
| 1897 | boys | 29 | #346 |
| 1896 | boys | 30 | #352 |
| 1895 | boys | 29 | #340 |
| 1894 | boys | 24 | #376 |
| 1893 | boys | 23 | #371 |
| 1892 | boys | 41 | #284 |
| 1891 | boys | 24 | #349 |
| 1890 | boys | 24 | #358 |
| 1889 | boys | 33 | #294 |
| 1888 | boys | 50 | #245 |
| 1887 | boys | 41 | #247 |
| 1886 | boys | 55 | #228 |
| 1885 | boys | 43 | #251 |
| 1884 | boys | 41 | #265 |
| 1883 | boys | 55 | #202 |
| 1882 | boys | 50 | #235 |
| 1881 | boys | 40 | #244 |
| 1880 | boys | 57 | #211 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.