Joshau — boys' name

What the Data Says About Joshau

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Joshau between 1976 and 2008, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joshau currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joshau performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Joshau shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joshau 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 247 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.