Boys' name · since 1974
Joshva
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 59 babies named Joshva, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 59
- total births
- 1974–1991
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Joshva is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 59 have been recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Joshva recorded 59 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1991.
- 59 total births
- 1974–1991 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Joshva's 59 recorded births place it above 54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Joshva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joshva splits its recorded history at 1986: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joshva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1991
- Peak year (1988)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Joshva by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Joshva's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Joshva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 35 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Joshva's decade-level peak was the 1980s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1974–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Joshva: Baby Name Since 1974 - 59 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joshva. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Joshva 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 July 2026.