Boys' name · since 1996
Joshaun
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 56 babies named Joshaun, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 56
- total births
- 1996–2012
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
56 boys have been named Joshaun since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joshaun has been recorded 56 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1996 to 2012.
- 56 total births
- 1996–2012 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 68% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Joshaun's 56 recorded births place it above 53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Joshaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joshaun splits its recorded history at 2007: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joshaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2012
- Peak year (2007)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Joshaun by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Joshaun's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Joshaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Joshaun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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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, 1996–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Joshaun: Baby Name Since 1996 - 56 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joshaun. 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 Joshaun 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.