Recorded 1974–2009 Boys' name Peak 1981 209 births

Joshaua — boys' name

209 babies named Joshaua in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s841990s712000s24
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Joshaua was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

16 babies were named Joshaua in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joshaua

The Social Security Administration has registered 209 babies named Joshaua between 1974 and 2009, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joshaua currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joshaua performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Joshaua shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joshaua 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 209 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.

Joshaua at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

209

Since 1974

36 years of records

Peak year

1981

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1974

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2009

Joshaua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1974

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1981)
16
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 20091998199319891984198019751974 5

Joshaua by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
84 births that decade — 40% of Joshaua's all-time total
1970s301980s841990s712000s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joshaua?
209 babies have been named Joshaua since 1974. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1981 with 16 births.
When was Joshaua most popular?
Joshaua was most popular in the 1980s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Joshaua been used?
Joshaua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 36 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Joshaua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joseph, Joshua, Jose, Josiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1974–2009 (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.