Josh Boy
How popular is Josh?
#1,699 boy name in 2025
96 baby boys were named Josh in the US in 2025, making it the 1699th most popular boy name.
14,342living people named Josh (est.)
40median age of people named Josh
17,288babies named Josh since 1880
1 in 34,535US babies born in 2025
Josh popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,699 for boys (▲ 36 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 96 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-22% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,396 in 2015, #1,679 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1979 (531 boys) |
| Highest rank | #299 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Josh is most popular
Babies named Josh per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (64 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (52 boys)
Josh by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 234 | #299 |
| 1890s | 209 | #358 |
| 1900s | 195 | #451 |
| 1910s | 395 | #548 |
| 1920s | 439 | #992 |
| 1930s | 348 | #924 |
| 1940s | 361 | #1,028 |
| 1950s | 596 | #673 |
| 1960s | 1,212 | #563 |
| 1970s | 4,011 | #339 |
| 1980s | 2,818 | #371 |
| 1990s | 1,827 | #698 |
| 2000s | 2,656 | #663 |
| 2010s | 1,419 | #1,050 |
| 2020s | 568 | #1,658 |
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Questions
- Is Josh a boy or girl name?
- Josh is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Josh were boys.
- How popular is the name Josh?
- 96 baby boys were named Josh in the US in 2025, making it the 1699th most popular boy name.
- When was Josh most popular?
- Josh peaked in 1979, when 531 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #299 in 1880.
- How many people are named Josh?
- 17,288 babies have been named Josh in the US since 1880. We estimate about 14,342 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
- Where is Josh most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Josh was most common in New Jersey, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.