Boys' name · since 1974
Johsua
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 266 babies named Johsua, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 266
- total births
- 1974–2008
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Johsua sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 266 recorded since 1974.
Johsua has 266 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2008.
- 266 total births
- 1974–2008 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Johsua's 266 recorded births place it above 75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Johsua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johsua's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johsua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2008
- Peak year (1989)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Johsua by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Johsua's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Johsua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 151 births (57% of all-time use).
Johsua by state
Where Johsua concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 266 births nationwide.
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- Johsua's decade-level peak was the 1980s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Johsuas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1974–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Johsua: Baby Name Since 1974 - 266 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johsua. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Johsua 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 July 2026.