Boys' name · since 1971
Joshu
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 96 babies named Joshu, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 96
- total births
- 1971–1994
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
96 boys have been named Joshu since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Joshu has 96 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1994.
- 96 total births
- 1971–1994 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Joshu's 96 recorded births place it above 61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Joshu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joshu splits its recorded history at 1986: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joshu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1994
- Peak year (1988)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Joshu by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Joshu's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Joshu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 55 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Joshu's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 1990s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1971–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Joshu: Baby Name Since 1971 - 96 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joshu. 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 Joshu 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.