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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 124 male babies that were named Joshua in Massachusetts, which was 0.46% of the total number of male babies born in Massachusetts in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Joshua peaked as a male baby name in Massachusetts in 1989 with a count of 891 babies, which was 2.04% of the total male babies born in Massachusetts in 1989.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	592	1.70
1981	640	1.79
1982	633	1.75
1983	633	1.74
1984	727	1.95
1985	734	1.87
1986	668	1.70
1987	757	1.86
1988	835	2.01
1989	891	2.04
1990	846	1.92
1991	800	1.93
1992	726	1.78
1993	682	1.73
1994	607	1.57
1995	657	1.74
1996	629	1.69
1997	580	1.60
1998	570	1.55
1999	546	1.51
2000	533	1.47
2001	527	1.48
2002	488	1.37
2003	513	1.46
2004	488	1.44
2005	419	1.27
2006	402	1.22
2007	397	1.21
2008	364	1.14
2009	335	1.08
2010	287	0.96
2011	244	0.81
2012	262	0.88
2013	202	0.69
2014	181	0.61
2015	189	0.64
2016	197	0.67
2017	170	0.59
2018	153	0.54
2019	126	0.45
2020	143	0.53
2021	131	0.46
2022	119	0.43
2023	102	0.37
2024	124	0.46