Josha vs Joshua

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

Name A

Josha

Boy name

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Name B

Joshua

Boy name · Rank #57

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Metric Josha Joshua
Current Rank Unranked #57
Total Births (all years) 426 1,244,059
Peak Year 1982 1989
Peak Year Births 27 44,099
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Josha Joshua
1880ss — 465
1890ss — 287
1900ss — 243
1910ss — 926
1920ss — 1,143
1930ss — 948
1940ss — 1,156
1950ss — 2,222
1960ss — 5,326
1970ss 72 140,325
1980ss 207 396,530
1990ss 122 329,184
2000ss 25 232,037
2010ss — 106,229
2020ss — 27,038

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Josha Joshua
2014 — 10,926
2015 — 9,847
2016 — 9,253
2017 — 8,344
2018 — 7,443
2019 — 6,625
2020 — 6,011
2021 — 5,524
2022 — 5,195
2023 — 5,064
2024 — 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, 1971–2005.

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