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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 37 male babies that were named Joshua in Iowa, which was 0.27% of the total number of male babies born in Iowa in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Joshua peaked as a male baby name in Iowa in 1980 with a count of 828 babies, which was 3.67% of the total male babies born in Iowa in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	828	3.67
1981	763	3.50
1982	710	3.34
1983	618	3.02
1984	645	3.20
1985	586	3.03
1986	513	2.83
1987	478	2.70
1988	459	2.60
1989	494	2.71
1990	405	2.19
1991	428	2.39
1992	342	1.95
1993	312	1.78
1994	298	1.76
1995	269	1.65
1996	238	1.43
1997	223	1.37
1998	231	1.42
1999	222	1.34
2000	172	1.03
2001	162	1.01
2002	177	1.09
2003	172	1.06
2004	155	0.96
2005	147	0.90
2006	153	0.90
2007	114	0.69
2008	106	0.64
2009	100	0.63
2010	97	0.64
2011	57	0.38
2012	67	0.44
2013	60	0.39
2014	72	0.46
2015	49	0.31
2016	59	0.39
2017	67	0.45
2018	52	0.36
2019	43	0.30
2020	40	0.30
2021	39	0.28
2022	33	0.24
2023	35	0.26
2024	37	0.27