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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 4,773 male babies that were named Joshua in the US, which was 0.28% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Joshua peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1989 with a count of 44,100 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 2025.

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	36052	2.02
1981	39024	2.18
1982	38004	2.10
1983	36687	2.05
1984	40266	2.23
1985	42194	2.28
1986	37542	2.04
1987	40002	2.14
1988	42653	2.23
1989	44100	2.20
1990	43237	2.11
1991	41226	2.04
1992	36221	1.81
1993	33590	1.71
1994	31374	1.62
1995	30720	1.61
1996	29175	1.54
1997	28289	1.50
1998	28095	1.47
1999	27265	1.42
2000	27543	1.40
2001	26024	1.34
2002	25998	1.34
2003	25106	1.27
2004	24214	1.22
2005	23261	1.17
2006	22336	1.09
2007	20669	1.00
2008	19231	0.94
2009	17671	0.89
2010	15467	0.81
2011	13797	0.73
2012	12681	0.67
2013	11861	0.63
2014	10929	0.57
2015	9850	0.51
2016	9258	0.49
2017	8353	0.45
2018	7446	0.41
2019	6631	0.37
2020	6015	0.35
2021	5531	0.32
2022	5197	0.30
2023	5070	0.30
2024	5268	0.31
2025	4773	0.28