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.
More common than 19% of names given to boys today.
52% of everyone ever named Iosua was born in this single decade.
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 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Iosua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001
- Peak year (2001)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
Currently ranks #11557 among boys.
23 total births across 24 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2001 with 7 births in a single year.
Iosua by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 12 births that decade — 52% of Iosua's all-time total
Iosua decade highlights
- Peak decade 12 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Iosua's strongest decade
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
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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.