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United States name statistics

Joshua in United States

Estimated bearers

1,186,043

Country rank

#16

Per 100k

357

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.6%Female 0.4%

Joshua popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Joshua, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 57
  2. 1881: 40
  3. 1882: 50
  4. 1883: 55
  5. 1884: 41
  6. 1885: 43
  7. 1886: 55
  8. 1887: 41
  9. 1888: 50
  10. 1889: 33
  11. 1890: 24
  12. 1891: 24
  13. 1892: 41
  14. 1893: 23
  15. 1894: 24
  16. 1895: 29
  17. 1896: 30
  18. 1897: 29
  19. 1898: 39
  20. 1899: 24
  21. 1900: 36
  22. 1901: 22
  23. 1902: 17
  24. 1903: 21
  25. 1904: 19
  26. 1905: 18
  27. 1906: 27
  28. 1907: 26
  29. 1908: 29
  30. 1909: 28
  31. 1910: 44
  32. 1911: 43
  33. 1912: 60
  34. 1913: 78
  35. 1914: 87
  36. 1915: 136
  37. 1916: 99
  38. 1917: 122
  39. 1918: 118
  40. 1919: 139
  41. 1920: 128
  42. 1921: 125
  43. 1922: 124
  44. 1923: 129
  45. 1924: 114
  46. 1925: 109
  47. 1926: 105
  48. 1927: 117
  49. 1928: 118
  50. 1929: 74
  51. 1930: 90
  52. 1931: 94
  53. 1932: 111
  54. 1933: 102
  55. 1934: 106
  56. 1935: 80
  57. 1936: 101
  58. 1937: 92
  59. 1938: 71
  60. 1939: 101
  61. 1940: 90
  62. 1941: 93
  63. 1942: 111
  64. 1943: 95
  65. 1944: 104
  66. 1945: 97
  67. 1946: 113
  68. 1947: 141
  69. 1948: 129
  70. 1949: 183
  71. 1950: 160
  72. 1951: 165
  73. 1952: 178
  74. 1953: 164
  75. 1954: 193
  76. 1955: 245
  77. 1956: 239
  78. 1957: 273
  79. 1958: 276
  80. 1959: 328
  81. 1960: 314
  82. 1961: 354
  83. 1962: 335
  84. 1963: 372
  85. 1964: 389
  86. 1965: 461
  87. 1966: 486
  88. 1967: 563
  89. 1968: 736
  90. 1969: 1,329
  91. 1970: 2,185
  92. 1971: 3,667
  93. 1972: 5,054
  94. 1973: 8,095
  95. 1974: 12k
  96. 1975: 15k
  97. 1976: 17k
  98. 1977: 22k
  99. 1978: 25k
  100. 1979: 31k
  101. 1980: 36k
  102. 1981: 39k
  103. 1982: 38k
  104. 1983: 37k
  105. 1984: 41k
  106. 1985: 42k
  107. 1986: 38k
  108. 1987: 40k
  109. 1988: 43k
  110. 1989: 44k
  111. 1990: 43k
  112. 1991: 41k
  113. 1992: 36k
  114. 1993: 34k
  115. 1994: 31k
  116. 1995: 31k
  117. 1996: 29k
  118. 1997: 28k
  119. 1998: 28k
  120. 1999: 27k
  121. 2000: 28k
  122. 2001: 26k
  123. 2002: 26k
  124. 2003: 25k
  125. 2004: 24k
  126. 2005: 23k
  127. 2006: 22k
  128. 2007: 21k
  129. 2008: 19k
  130. 2009: 18k
  131. 2010: 15k
  132. 2011: 14k
  133. 2012: 13k
  134. 2013: 12k
  135. 2014: 11k
  136. 2015: 9,868
  137. 2016: 9,276
  138. 2017: 8,365
  139. 2018: 7,446
  140. 2019: 6,641
  141. 2020: 6,024
  142. 2021: 5,531
  143. 2022: 5,203
  144. 2023: 5,076
  145. 2024: 5,276
  146. 2025: 4,773

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Joshua in United States?

An estimated 1,186,043 people in United States are named Joshua. That works out to 1 in 280 residents.

Is Joshua a common name in United States?

Joshua ranks #16 among first names in United States.