Trend of the Popularity of Joshua as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 192 male babies that were named Joshua in New Jersey, which was 0.48% of the total number of male babies born in New Jersey in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Joshua peaked as a male baby name in New Jersey in 1989 with a count of 714 babies, which was 1.30% of the total male babies born in New Jersey in 1989.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Joshua in New Jersey

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Joshua in New Jersey

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

Trend of the Popularity of Joshua as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	355	0.83
1981	398	0.94
1982	368	0.84
1983	394	0.90
1984	439	0.99
1985	499	1.07
1986	473	0.99
1987	552	1.11
1988	550	1.07
1989	714	1.30
1990	650	1.19
1991	700	1.31
1992	685	1.30
1993	606	1.19
1994	647	1.28
1995	632	1.28
1996	658	1.35
1997	625	1.30
1998	667	1.37
1999	666	1.40
2000	709	1.48
2001	690	1.43
2002	701	1.47
2003	664	1.37
2004	678	1.43
2005	630	1.34
2006	649	1.38
2007	601	1.28
2008	532	1.17
2009	514	1.15
2010	484	1.13
2011	408	0.96
2012	369	0.89
2013	392	0.94
2014	307	0.73
2015	305	0.73
2016	297	0.72
2017	282	0.69
2018	205	0.51
2019	241	0.61
2020	206	0.52
2021	199	0.49
2022	194	0.48
2023	176	0.44
2024	192	0.48