Jospeh vs Joshua

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

Name A

Jospeh

Boy name

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Name B

Joshua

Boy name · Rank #57

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Jospeh Joshua
Current Rank Unranked #57
Total Births (all years) 1,518 1,244,059
Peak Year 1988 1989
Peak Year Births 79 44,099
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jospeh Joshua
1880ss — 465
1890ss — 287
1900ss — 243
1910ss 42 926
1920ss 51 1,143
1930ss 5 948
1940ss 16 1,156
1950ss 24 2,222
1960ss 72 5,326
1970ss 241 140,325
1980ss 527 396,530
1990ss 273 329,184
2000ss 170 232,037
2010ss 71 106,229
2020ss 26 27,038

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jospeh Joshua
2014 8 10,926
2015 — 9,847
2016 9 9,253
2017 7 8,344
2018 — 7,443
2019 — 6,625
2020 5 6,011
2021 8 5,524
2022 6 5,195
2023 7 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, 1912–2023.

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