Boys' name · since 1981
Jossue
Jossue has 687 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,523 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,454 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 687
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
687 babies have been named Jossue since 1981, making it today's #12454 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jossue has been recorded 687 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #12454 nationally and more common than 11% 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 1981 to 2025.
- #6,523 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,454 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 687 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jossue ranks #6,523 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,454 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 687 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,523 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,454 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 687
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jossue's 687 recorded births place it above 85.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jossue compares
687 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Jossue's all-time total is 86% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jossue | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 687 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jossue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jossue splits its recorded history at 2003: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jossue popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Jossue by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (248 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Jossue's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jossue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
211 births
- 2000s
2000s
248 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 248 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jossue 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 Jossue's total volume
Jossue by state
Where Jossue concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 205 | 29.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 52 | 7.6% |
205 of 687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jossue's data
- Jossue's decade-level peak was the 2000s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jossues (205 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 Jossue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Jossue 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.