Trend of the Popularity of Joshua as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 599 male babies that were named Joshua in California, which was 0.33% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Joshua peaked as a male baby name in California in 1990 with a count of 4,301 babies, which was 1.48% of the total male babies born in California in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Joshua, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Joshua.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Joshua in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Joshua in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Joshua from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Joshua as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	3138	1.63
1981	3384	1.69
1982	3225	1.57
1983	3281	1.59
1984	3406	1.60
1985	3664	1.64
1986	3417	1.50
1987	3765	1.58
1988	3943	1.56
1989	4289	1.60
1990	4301	1.48
1991	4292	1.49
1992	3763	1.32
1993	3711	1.35
1994	3560	1.33
1995	3507	1.35
1996	3372	1.33
1997	3109	1.27
1998	3255	1.34
1999	3144	1.30
2000	3356	1.35
2001	3216	1.31
2002	3382	1.38
2003	3222	1.28
2004	3301	1.31
2005	3217	1.27
2006	3032	1.17
2007	2884	1.10
2008	2764	1.09
2009	2412	1.00
2010	2141	0.92
2011	1914	0.83
2012	1732	0.75
2013	1625	0.72
2014	1510	0.65
2015	1343	0.59
2016	1223	0.55
2017	1052	0.49
2018	957	0.46
2019	812	0.40
2020	799	0.42
2021	670	0.35
2022	612	0.32
2023	615	0.34
2024	599	0.33