Joshua

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Joshua is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 1,249,012 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,244,059 as boys and 4,953 as girls. Joshua gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 1989 and has since declined significantly. It is the #30 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 5,252
2023 5,070
2022 5,201
2021 5,524
2020 6,020
2019 6,635
2018 7,443
2017 8,356
2016 9,271
2015 9,865
2014 10,942
2013 11,868
2012 12,695
2011 13,821
2010 15,476
2009 17,692
2008 19,253
2007 20,706
2006 22,365
2005 23,304
2004 24,333
2003 25,148
2002 26,043
2001 26,072
2000 27,596
1999 27,326
1998 28,146
1997 28,349
1996 29,249
1995 30,782
1994 31,452
1993 33,703
1992 36,342
1991 41,367
1990 43,399
1989 44,307
1988 42,947
1987 40,276
1986 37,848
1985 42,474
1984 40,532
1983 36,920
1982 38,244
1981 39,267
1980 36,276
1979 31,336
1978 25,347
1977 22,182
1976 16,941
1975 14,658
1974 11,662
1973 8,096
1972 5,054
1971 3,666
1970 2,184
1969 1,329
1968 736
1967 563
1966 486
1965 461
1964 389
1963 372
1962 335
1961 354
1960 314
1959 327
1958 276
1957 273
1956 239
1955 245
1954 193
1953 164
1952 178
1951 166
1950 161
1949 183
1948 130
1947 141
1946 113
1945 97
1944 104
1943 95
1942 111
1941 92
1940 90
1939 101
1938 71
1937 92
1936 101
1935 80
1934 106
1933 102
1932 111
1931 94
1930 90
1929 74
1928 118
1927 117
1926 105
1925 109
1924 114
1923 129
1922 124
1921 125
1920 128
1919 139
1918 118
1917 122
1916 99
1915 136
1914 87
1913 78
1912 60
1911 43
1910 44
1909 28
1908 29
1907 26
1906 27
1905 18
1904 19
1903 21
1902 17
1901 22
1900 36
1899 24
1898 39
1897 29
1896 30
1895 29
1894 24
1893 23
1892 41
1891 24
1890 24
1889 33
1888 50
1887 41
1886 55
1885 43
1884 41
1883 55
1882 50
1881 40
1880 57