Josafat vs Joshua

Side-by-side comparison of Josafat and Joshua — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Josafat

Boy name · Rank #11288

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Name B

Joshua

Boy name · Rank #57

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Metric Josafat Joshua
Current Rank #11288 #57
Total Births (all years) 449 1,244,059
Peak Year 2003 1989
Peak Year Births 20 44,099
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1986 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Josafat Joshua
1880ss — 465
1890ss — 287
1900ss — 243
1910ss — 926
1920ss — 1,143
1930ss — 948
1940ss — 1,156
1950ss — 2,222
1960ss — 5,326
1970ss — 140,325
1980ss 11 396,530
1990ss 106 329,184
2000ss 141 232,037
2010ss 134 106,229
2020ss 57 27,038

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Josafat Joshua
2014 16 10,926
2015 7 9,847
2016 12 9,253
2017 17 8,344
2018 9 7,443
2019 14 6,625
2020 12 6,011
2021 12 5,524
2022 10 5,195
2023 17 5,064
2024 6 5,244

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1986–2024.

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