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Joshua name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Joshua ranks #66 in male records (4,773 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Joshua becoming more popular?

Joshua's reported male count decreased by 495 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #57 to #66. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Joshua. That is not a count of zero.

Joshua in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JoshuaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.9,2580201620252016: 18 female records2017: 12 female records2019: 10 female records2020: 9 female records2022: 6 female records2023: 6 female records2024: 8 female records2016: 9,258 male records2017: 8,353 male records2018: 7,446 male records2019: 6,631 male records2020: 6,015 male records2021: 5,531 male records2022: 5,197 male records2023: 5,070 male records2024: 5,268 male records2025: 4,773 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——4,77366
2024811,5905,26857
2023614,2195,07060
2022614,3815,19760
2021——5,53158
2020910,6606,01553
20191010,0826,63148
2018——7,44640
2017129,0338,35338
2016186,7689,25835

Questions about Joshua’s popularity

How common is Joshua in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Joshua ranks #66 in male records (4,773 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Joshua?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Joshua only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Joshua creates a match.

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