Boys' name · since 1971
Joshue
Joshue has 1,118 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,784 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,323 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,118
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Joshue is the #12323 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,118 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joshue has been recorded 1,118 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #12323 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,784 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,323 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,118 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joshue ranks #4,784 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,323 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,118 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,784 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,323 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,118
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Joshue's 1,118 recorded births place it above 89.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Joshue compares
1,118 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Joshue's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joshue | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,118 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Joshue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joshue's full recorded timeline at 1997, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joshue popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Joshue by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (306 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Joshue's strongest decade.
306 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Joshue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 95
1970s
95 births
- 1980s
1980s
303 births
- 1990s
1990s
285 births
- 2000s
2000s
306 births
- 2010s 106
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 306 births (27% of all-time use).
How Joshue 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 Joshue's total volume
Joshue by state
Where Joshue concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 208 | 18.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 66 | 5.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
208 of 1,118 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Joshue's data
- Joshue's decade-level peak was the 2000s (306 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Joshues (208 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joshue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Joshue 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.