Joshual — boys' name

What the Data Says About Joshual

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Joshual between 1981 and 2011, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joshual currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joshual performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Joshual shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joshual 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 146 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.