Boys' name · since 1976
Josuah
Josuah has 36 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 36
- total births
- 1976–2004
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Josuah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 36 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josuah has been recorded 36 times among boys since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. 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 2004.
- 36 total births
- 1976–2004 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Josuah's 36 recorded births place it above 46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Josuah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Josuah's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Josuah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2004
- Peak year (1978)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Josuah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Josuah's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Josuah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Josuah's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1976–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Josuah: Baby Name Since 1976 - 36 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/josuah. 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 Josuah 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.