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Josh is a given name of Hebrew origin for a boy. There have been 17,193 people born with this name in the United States since 1880. Josh gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1979 and has since declined significantly. It is the #2,005 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 95
2023 89
2022 94
2021 100
2020 94
2019 103
2018 113
2017 129
2016 108
2015 123
2014 166
2013 151
2012 167
2011 179
2010 178
2009 205
2008 271
2007 316
2006 302
2005 266
2004 308
2003 273
2002 274
2001 246
2000 195
1999 194
1998 166
1997 189
1996 166
1995 183
1994 169
1993 186
1992 181
1991 181
1990 212
1989 214
1988 240
1987 233
1986 220
1985 248
1984 259
1983 299
1982 298
1981 348
1980 460
1979 531
1978 432
1977 383
1976 387
1975 456
1974 493
1973 401
1972 356
1971 325
1970 248
1969 193
1968 135
1967 105
1966 101
1965 105
1964 95
1963 115
1962 102
1961 132
1960 129
1959 128
1958 69
1957 53
1956 53
1955 50
1954 51
1953 58
1952 54
1951 41
1950 40
1949 46
1948 45
1947 40
1946 43
1945 34
1944 35
1943 25
1942 31
1941 31
1940 31
1939 32
1938 33
1937 38
1936 44
1935 34
1934 39
1933 30
1932 40
1931 30
1930 28
1929 36
1928 44
1927 41
1926 46
1925 45
1924 47
1923 49
1922 50
1921 36
1920 45
1919 41
1918 49
1917 42
1916 55
1915 40
1914 39
1913 37
1912 39
1911 30
1910 23
1909 21
1908 26
1907 19
1906 13
1905 17
1904 18
1903 21
1902 17
1901 18
1900 25
1899 17
1898 22
1897 21
1896 23
1895 27
1894 18
1893 16
1892 22
1891 19
1890 24
1889 22
1888 24
1887 15
1886 29
1885 23
1884 27
1883 27
1882 14
1881 22
1880 31