Josef vs Joshua

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

Name A

Josef

Boy name · Rank #2264

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Name B

Joshua

Boy name · Rank #57

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Metric Josef Joshua
Current Rank #2264 #57
Total Births (all years) 9,158 1,248,929
Peak Year 1999 1989
Peak Year Births 220 44,100
Peak Decade 2000s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Josef Joshua
1880s - 465
1890s - 287
1900s 43 243
1910s 173 926
1920s 162 1,143
1930s 135 948
1940s 172 1,156
1950s 335 2,221
1960s 554 5,326
1970s 1,026 140,318
1980s 1,559 396,524
1990s 1,789 329,192
2000s 1,834 232,053
2010s 1,011 106,273
2020s 365 31,854

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Josef Joshua
2014 113 10,929
2015 91 9,850
2016 92 9,258
2017 81 8,353
2018 84 7,446
2019 81 6,631
2020 66 6,015
2021 72 5,531
2022 59 5,197
2023 61 5,070
2024 63 5,268
2025 44 4,773

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, 1900–2025.

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