Boys' name · since 1974
Joshawa
508 babies named Joshawa in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,825 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 508
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Joshawa sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 508 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joshawa has been recorded 508 times among boys since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2011.
- #7,825 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 508 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joshawa ranks #7,825 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 508 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,825 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 508
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Joshawa's 508 recorded births place it above 82.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Joshawa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joshawa's full recorded timeline at 1993, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joshawa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2011
- Peak year (1985)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Joshawa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (226 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Joshawa's strongest decade.
226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Joshawa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
226 births
- 1990s
1990s
132 births
- 2000s 83
2000s
83 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 226 births (44% of all-time use).
How Joshawa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Joshawa's total volume
Joshawa by state
Where Joshawa concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.2% |
6 of 508 births nationwide.
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What to do with Joshawa's data
- Joshawa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (226 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Joshawas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joshawa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1974–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Joshawa 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 August 2026.