Boys' name · since 1970
Yehoshua
Yehoshua has 2,442 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,914 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,760 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,442
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yehoshua is the #1760 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,442 recorded since 1970.
Yehoshua has 2,442 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1760 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,914 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,760 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,442 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yehoshua ranks #2,914 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,760 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,442 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,914 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,760 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,442
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yehoshua's 2,442 recorded births place it above 93.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Yehoshua compares
2,442 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Yehoshua's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yehoshua | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,442 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yehoshua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yehoshua's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 95, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yehoshua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Yehoshua by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (778 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Yehoshua's strongest decade.
778 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Yehoshua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 88
1970s
88 births
- 1980s 190
1980s
190 births
- 1990s
1990s
333 births
- 2000s
2000s
571 births
- 2010s
2010s
778 births
- 2020s
2020s
482 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 778 births (32% of all-time use).
How Yehoshua 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 Yehoshua's total volume
Yehoshua by state
Where Yehoshua concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,079 | 44.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 689 | 28.2% |
| #3 | California | | 53 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.2% |
1,079 of 2,442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Yehoshua's data
- Yehoshua's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (778 total births) through the 2020s (482) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yehoshuas (1,079 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Yehoshua
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yehoshua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Yehoshua 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.