Joshawa vs Joshua

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

Name A

Joshawa

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Name B

Joshua

Boy name · Rank #57

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Metric Joshawa Joshua
Current Rank Unranked #57
Total Births (all years) 508 1,248,929
Peak Year 1985 1989
Peak Year Births 28 44,100
Peak Decade 1980s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Joshawa Joshua
1880s - 465
1890s - 287
1900s - 243
1910s - 926
1920s - 1,143
1930s - 948
1940s - 1,156
1950s - 2,221
1960s - 5,326
1970s 49 140,318
1980s 226 396,524
1990s 132 329,192
2000s 83 232,053
2010s 18 106,273
2020s - 31,854

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Joshawa Joshua
2014 - 10,929
2015 - 9,850
2016 - 9,258
2017 - 8,353
2018 - 7,446
2019 - 6,631
2020 - 6,015
2021 - 5,531
2022 - 5,197
2023 - 5,070
2024 - 5,268
2025 - 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, 1974–2011.

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