Joshva
Joshva was last recorded in 1991, when 6 babies were given it; 59 Americans have been recorded with it between 1974 and 1991 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Joshva by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
How popular is Joshva?
Unranked in 2025
Its last boys’ rank on record is #7,725, in 1991; SSA lists a name only in years with 5 or more births.
8 babies in 1988, the peak
Joshva peaked in 1988, when 8 boys were given it, #5,442 among boys’ names. It was not recorded in 2025.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6 | #7,725 | 3.0 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,522 | 2.5 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,442 | 4.2 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,530 | 2.7 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,245 | 2.7 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,954 | 3.3 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,856 | 3.3 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,700 | 3.5 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,321 | 3.0 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,385 | 4.5 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Joshva a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Joshva has been recorded only for boys: SSA lists no girls with the name in 10 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Joshva: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Joshva, and how old are they?
An estimated 55 Americans named Joshva and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026, too few to state an age range. An estimate from SSA’s births and life tables, not a count.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Joshva
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
| Name | Recorded | 1970-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Christoher | 1,094 | |
| Christpher | 1,304 | |
| Micahel | 1,412 | |
| Chirstopher | 1,051 | |
| Dustan | 1,695 |
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.