US rank #11140 Boys' name Peak 2004 1,113 births

Joshue — #11140 US boys' name

1,113 babies named Joshue in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s951980s3031990s2852000s3062010s1062020s18
#11140
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Joshue was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

45 babies were named Joshue in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joshue

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,113 babies named Joshue between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joshue currently holds the #11140 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joshue performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 306 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Joshue shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 208 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Joshue in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joshue 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 1,113 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.

Joshue at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,113

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2004

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,140

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joshue popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
45
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
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Joshue by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
306 births that decade — 27% of Joshue's all-time total
1970s951980s3031990s2852000s3062010s1062020s18

Joshue by state

Where Joshue concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Joshue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
208 18.7%
#2 Texas
66 5.9%
#3 New York
16 1.4%
#4 Florida
10 0.9%
#5 Ohio
5 0.4%
California share of Joshue's total US births 18.7%
Even split

208 of 1,113 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joshue?
1,113 babies have been named Joshue since 1971. It currently ranks #11140 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 45 births.
When was Joshue most popular?
Joshue was most popular in the 2000s decade with 306 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Joshue most popular?
The top states for the name Joshue are California (208 births), Texas (66 births), New York (16 births).
How long has the name Joshue been used?
Joshue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joshue?
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.

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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, 1971–2024 (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.