US rank #11557 Boys' name Peak 2001 23 births

Iosua — #11557 US boys' name

23 babies named Iosua in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122020s11
#11557
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Iosua was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

7 babies were named Iosua in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iosua

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Iosua between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Iosua currently holds the #11557 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iosua performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Iosua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iosua in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Iosua at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

23

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2001

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,557

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Iosua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2024202320062001 7

Iosua by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 52% of Iosua's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iosua?
23 babies have been named Iosua since 2001. It currently ranks #11557 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 7 births.
When was Iosua most popular?
Iosua was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Iosua been used?
Iosua has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Iosua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iosefa, Iosif, Ioseph. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.