Recorded 1981–2022 Boys' name Peak 2009 172 births

Joshia — boys' name

172 babies named Joshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s491990s212000s592010s372020s6
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Joshia was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

14 babies were named Joshia in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Joshia between 1981 and 2022, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joshia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Joshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joshia 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 172 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.

Joshia at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

172

Since 1981

42 years of records

Peak year

2009

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1981

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2022

Joshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1981

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2009)
14
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
46810121416 202220152009200620011991198819841981 6

Joshia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
59 births that decade — 34% of Joshia's all-time total
1980s491990s212000s592010s372020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joshia?
172 babies have been named Joshia since 1981. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2009 with 14 births.
When was Joshia most popular?
Joshia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Joshia been used?
Joshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 42 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Joshia?
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, 1981–2022 (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.