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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 156 male babies that were named Joshua in Pennsylvania, which was 0.30% of the total number of male babies born in Pennsylvania in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Joshua peaked as a male baby name in Pennsylvania in 1988 with a count of 1,866 babies, which was 2.36% of the total male babies born in Pennsylvania in 1988.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1571	2.05
1981	1726	2.23
1982	1655	2.12
1983	1665	2.17
1984	1786	2.36
1985	1810	2.35
1986	1637	2.12
1987	1735	2.24
1988	1866	2.36
1989	1843	2.26
1990	1861	2.26
1991	1736	2.16
1992	1613	2.07
1993	1453	1.92
1994	1328	1.81
1995	1308	1.85
1996	1141	1.67
1997	1153	1.75
1998	1165	1.75
1999	1151	1.74
2000	1080	1.64
2001	1037	1.62
2002	997	1.57
2003	904	1.41
2004	911	1.44
2005	856	1.34
2006	777	1.21
2007	719	1.11
2008	657	1.03
2009	656	1.06
2010	587	0.96
2011	512	0.84
2012	426	0.71
2013	418	0.70
2014	344	0.57
2015	358	0.60
2016	331	0.56
2017	279	0.48
2018	276	0.48
2019	235	0.42
2020	220	0.41
2021	224	0.40
2022	179	0.34
2023	168	0.32
2024	156	0.30