Boys' name · since 1984
Joas
283 babies named Joas in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,940 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,459 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 283
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Joas is the #8459 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 283 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joas has been recorded 283 times among boys since 1984, currently ranked #8459 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #10,940 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,459 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 283 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joas ranks #10,940 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,459 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 283 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,940 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,459 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 283
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joas's 283 recorded births place it above 75.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
How Joas compares
283 44th percentile among 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
Joas's all-time total is 23% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 283 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Joas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joas's full recorded timeline at 2009, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Joas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (93 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Joas's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Joas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 93 births (33% of all-time use).
Joas by state
Where Joas concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
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What to do with Joas's data
- Joas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (93 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Indiana records the most Joass (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana 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 Joas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Joas 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.