Boys' name · since 1973
Jeshua
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 2,623 babies named Jeshua, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,587 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,623
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jeshua currently ranks #2587 among boys' names in America, with 2,623 babies recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeshua has been recorded 2,623 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #2587 nationally and more common than 81% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #2,782 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,587 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,623 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeshua ranks #2,782 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,587 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,623 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,587 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,623
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jeshua's 2,623 recorded births place it above 93.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jeshua compares
2,623 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jeshua's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeshua | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,623 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 165 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jeshua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeshua's full recorded timeline at 1999, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 10 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 165 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeshua popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 165
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Jeshua popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2001 (Jeshua as girls' name)
Jeshua by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,026 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Jeshua's strongest decade.
1,026 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jeshua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 87
1970s
87 births
- 1980s 188
1980s
188 births
- 1990s 278
1990s
278 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,026 births
- 2010s
2010s
789 births
- 2020s 255
2020s
255 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,026 births (39% of all-time use).
How Jeshua compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jeshua's total volume
Jeshua by state
Where Jeshua concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 482 | 18.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 297 | 11.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 110 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 60 | 2.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 46 | 1.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 43 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 33 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 32 | 1.2% |
482 of 2,623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Jeshua appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeshua's data
- Jeshua's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,026 total births); usage has since declined to 255 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeshuas (482 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeshua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jeshua draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.