Recorded 1996–2012 Boys' name Peak 2007 56 births

Joshaun — boys' name

56 babies named Joshaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s382010s12
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Joshaun was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

8 babies were named Joshaun in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joshaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Joshaun between 1996 and 2012, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joshaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joshaun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Joshaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joshaun 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 56 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.

Joshaun at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

56

Since 1996

17 years of records

Peak year

2007

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1996

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2012

Joshaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1996

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2007)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
456789 201220102009200820072006200520041996 6

Joshaun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
38 births that decade — 68% of Joshaun's all-time total
1990s62000s382010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joshaun?
56 babies have been named Joshaun since 1996. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2007 with 8 births.
When was Joshaun most popular?
Joshaun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Joshaun been used?
Joshaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 17 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Joshaun?
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, 1996–2012 (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.