Boys' name · since 1976
Joshuwa
393 babies named Joshuwa in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 393
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
393 boys have been named Joshuwa since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joshuwa has been recorded 393 times among boys since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2008.
- #9,118 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 393 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joshuwa ranks #9,118 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 393 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 393
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Joshuwa's 393 recorded births place it above 79.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Joshuwa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joshuwa's full recorded timeline at 1992, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joshuwa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2008
- Peak year (1989)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Joshuwa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (131 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Joshuwa's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Joshuwa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
131 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 131 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Joshuwa's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (131 total births) through the 2000s (102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Joshuwa: 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 (~32 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, 1976–2008 (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 Joshuwa 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.