Joshuah Boy
How popular is Joshuah?
#7,675 boy name in 2025
10 baby boys were named Joshuah in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
2,777living people named Joshuah (est.)
30median age of people named Joshuah
2,873babies named Joshuah since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025
Joshuah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,675 for boys (▲ 2214 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,774 in 2015, #6,616 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1989 (106 boys) |
| Highest rank | #969 in 1985 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Joshuah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Joshua family of names ranked #74 for boys in 2025 (#65 the year before), with 4,783 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua | 4,773 | 100% |
| Joshuah | 10 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Joshuah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1970s | 230 | #1,116 |
| 1980s | 754 | #969 |
| 1990s | 782 | #1,113 |
| 2000s | 688 | #1,510 |
| 2010s | 353 | #1,974 |
| 2020s | 61 | #5,557 |
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Questions
- Is Joshuah a boy or girl name?
- Joshuah is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Joshuah were boys.
- How popular is the name Joshuah?
- 10 baby boys were named Joshuah in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
- When was Joshuah most popular?
- Joshuah peaked in 1989, when 106 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #969 in 1985.
- How many people are named Joshuah?
- 2,873 babies have been named Joshuah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,777 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
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.