Boys' name · since 1969
Joshuah
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 2,873 babies named Joshuah, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,617 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,801 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,873
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Joshuah currently ranks #7801 among boys' names in America, with 2,873 babies recorded since 1969.
Joshuah has 2,873 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7801 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #2,617 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,801 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,873 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joshuah ranks #2,617 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,801 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,873 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,617 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,801 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,873
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Joshuah's 2,873 recorded births place it above 94.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Joshuah compares
2,873 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Joshuah's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joshuah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,873 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 34 | 22,252 |
Joshuah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joshuah's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 106, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joshuah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Joshuah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (782 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Joshuah's strongest decade.
782 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Joshuah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 230
1970s
230 births
- 1980s
1980s
754 births
- 1990s
1990s
782 births
- 2000s
2000s
688 births
- 2010s
2010s
353 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 782 births (27% of all-time use).
How Joshuah 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 Joshuah's total volume
Joshuah by state
Where Joshuah concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 303 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 161 | 5.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 122 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 70 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 66 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 40 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 20 | 0.7% |
303 of 2,873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Joshuah appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joshuah's data
- Joshuah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (782 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Joshuahs (303 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joshuah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Joshuah 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.