Joshawn — #11326 US boys' name
141 babies named Joshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 20% of names given to boys today.
42% of everyone ever named Joshawn was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Joshawn in 2002 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Joshawn
The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Joshawn between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joshawn currently holds the #11326 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Joshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Joshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Joshawn 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 141 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.
Joshawn at a glance
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Current rank
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Joshawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988
- Peak year (2002)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
Currently ranks #11326 among boys.
141 total births across 37 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 9 births in a single year.
Joshawn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 59 births that decade — 42% of Joshawn's all-time total
Joshawn decade highlights
- Peak decade 59 births
- Runner-up 35 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Joshawn's strongest decade
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 42% of all-time use.
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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, 1988–2024 (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.