Boys' name · since 1984
Yoshua
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 603 babies named Yoshua, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,055 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,210 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 603
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
603 babies have been named Yoshua since 1984, making it today's #3210 boys' name.
Yoshua has 603 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3210 as of the latest data, more common than 77% 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 1984 to 2025.
- #7,055 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,210 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 603 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoshua ranks #7,055 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,210 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 603 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,055 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,210 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 603
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yoshua's 603 recorded births place it above 84.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yoshua compares
603 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Yoshua's all-time total is 63% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yoshua | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 603 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yoshua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yoshua's full recorded timeline at 2007, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yoshua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Yoshua by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (186 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Yoshua's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Yoshua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s
2020s
169 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 186 births (31% of all-time use).
How Yoshua 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 Yoshua's total volume
Yoshua by state
Where Yoshua concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 17 | 2.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 1.8% |
36 of 603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Yoshua's data
- Yoshua's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (169) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yoshuas (36 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 Yoshua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Yoshua 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.