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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

See similar for each US state.

Search for another Male Name:

In 2024, there were 5,244 male babies that were named Joshua in the US, which was 0.31% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Joshua peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1989 with a count of 44,099 babies, which was 2.20% of the total male babies born in the US in 1989.

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

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

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

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

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

Items per page:

0 of 0

Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	36054	2.02
1981	39027	2.18
1982	38003	2.09
1983	36688	2.05
1984	40266	2.23
1985	42198	2.28
1986	37541	2.04
1987	40004	2.14
1988	42650	2.23
1989	44099	2.20
1990	43233	2.11
1991	41226	2.04
1992	36220	1.81
1993	33589	1.71
1994	31375	1.62
1995	30720	1.61
1996	29174	1.54
1997	28288	1.50
1998	28095	1.47
1999	27264	1.42
2000	27542	1.40
2001	26024	1.34
2002	25997	1.34
2003	25103	1.27
2004	24213	1.22
2005	23261	1.17
2006	22334	1.09
2007	20667	1.00
2008	19228	0.94
2009	17668	0.89
2010	15463	0.81
2011	13796	0.73
2012	12677	0.67
2013	11855	0.63
2014	10926	0.57
2015	9847	0.51
2016	9253	0.49
2017	8344	0.45
2018	7443	0.41
2019	6625	0.37
2020	6011	0.35
2021	5524	0.32
2022	5195	0.30
2023	5064	0.30
2024	5244	0.31