How popular is “Joshua” in the USA?
Number of people named “Joshua” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Joshua” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Joshua” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Joshua” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Joshua” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Joshua” by birth year
This chart shows how “Joshua” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 57 | 0.000282901 | 57 | -100% | |
| 1881 | 40 | 0.000207587 | 40 | -100% | |
| 1882 | 50 | 0.0002257 | 50 | -100% | |
| 1883 | 55 | 0.00025352 | 55 | -100% | |
| 1884 | 41 | 0.000168405 | 41 | -100% | |
| 1885 | 43 | 0.000178531 | 43 | -100% | |
| 1886 | 55 | 0.000215418 | 55 | -100% | |
| 1887 | 41 | 0.000165728 | 41 | -100% | |
| 1888 | 50 | 0.00016696 | 50 | -100% | |
| 1889 | 33 | 0.000114208 | 33 | -100% | |
| 1890 | 24 | 0.000079628 | 24 | -100% | |
| 1891 | 24 | 0.00008372 | 24 | -100% | |
| 1892 | 41 | 0.000122617 | 41 | -100% | |
| 1893 | 23 | 0.000070721 | 23 | -100% | |
| 1894 | 24 | 0.000070861 | 24 | -100% | |
| 1895 | 29 | 0.000082616 | 29 | -100% | |
| 1896 | 30 | 0.00008392 | 30 | -100% | |
| 1897 | 29 | 0.000083584 | 29 | -100% | |
| 1898 | 39 | 0.00010224 | 39 | -100% | |
| 1899 | 24 | 0.000070748 | 24 | -100% | |
| 1900 | 36 | 0.000079954 | 36 | -100% | |
| 1901 | 22 | 0.000063618 | 22 | -100% | |
| 1902 | 17 | 0.000043958 | 17 | -100% | |
| 1903 | 21 | 0.000055089 | 21 | -100% | |
| 1904 | 19 | 0.00004709 | 19 | -100% | |
| 1905 | 18 | 0.00004246 | 18 | -100% | |
| 1906 | 27 | 0.000063018 | 27 | -100% | |
| 1907 | 26 | 0.000055867 | 26 | -100% | |
| 1908 | 29 | 0.000059347 | 29 | -100% | |
| 1909 | 28 | 0.000054771 | 28 | -100% | |
| 1910 | 44 | 0.000074486 | 44 | -100% | |
| 1911 | 43 | 0.000066741 | 43 | -100% | |
| 1912 | 60 | 0.000060725 | 60 | -100% | |
| 1913 | 78 | 0.000068595 | 78 | -100% | |
| 1914 | 87 | 0.000061426 | 87 | -100% | |
| 1915 | 136 | 0.000074218 | 136 | -100% | |
| 1916 | 99 | 0.000051178 | 99 | -100% | |
| 1917 | 122 | 0.000060795 | 122 | -100% | |
| 1918 | 118 | 0.00005435 | 118 | -100% | |
| 1919 | 139 | 0.000065869 | 139 | -100% | |
| 1920 | 128 | 0.000056571 | 128 | -100% | |
| 1921 | 125 | 0.000053545 | 125 | -100% | |
| 1922 | 124 | 0.000054169 | 124 | -100% | |
| 1923 | 129 | 0.000056026 | 129 | -100% | |
| 1924 | 114 | 0.000047867 | 114 | -100% | |
| 1925 | 109 | 0.000046715 | 109 | -100% | |
| 1926 | 105 | 0.000045734 | 105 | -100% | |
| 1927 | 117 | 0.000050445 | 117 | -100% | |
| 1928 | 118 | 0.000052192 | 118 | -100% | |
| 1929 | 74 | 0.000033757 | 74 | -100% | |
| 1930 | 90 | 0.000040481 | 90 | -100% | |
| 1931 | 94 | 0.000044669 | 94 | -100% | |
| 1932 | 111 | 0.000052575 | 111 | -100% | |
| 1933 | 102 | 0.000051015 | 102 | -100% | |
| 1934 | 106 | 0.000051041 | 106 | -100% | |
| 1935 | 80 | 0.000038281 | 80 | -100% | |
| 1936 | 100 | 0.000048134 | 100 | -100% | |
| 1937 | 92 | 0.00004318 | 92 | -100% | |
| 1938 | 72 | 0.000032541 | 72 | -100% | |
| 1939 | 101 | 0.000045838 | 101 | -100% | |
| 1940 | 90 | 0.000039086 | 90 | -100% | |
| 1941 | 93 | 0.000038172 | 93 | -100% | |
| 1942 | 112 | 0.000041 | 112 | -100% | |
| 1943 | 95 | 0.000033658 | 95 | -100% | |
| 1944 | 105 | 0.000039033 | 105 | -100% | |
| 1945 | 97 | 0.000036564 | 97 | -100% | |
| 1946 | 113 | 0.000035365 | 113 | -100% | |
| 1947 | 141 | 0.000039143 | 141 | -100% | |
| 1948 | 129 | 0.000037364 | 129 | -100% | |
| 1949 | 183 | 0.000052515 | 183 | -100% | |
| 1950 | 161 | 0.000045955 | 161 | -100% | |
| 1951 | 166 | 0.000045063 | 166 | -100% | |
| 1952 | 178 | 0.000046866 | 178 | -100% | |
| 1953 | 165 | 0.000042817 | 165 | -100% | |
| 1954 | 193 | 0.000048484 | 193 | -100% | |
| 1955 | 245 | 0.00006102 | 245 | -100% | |
| 1956 | 239 | 0.000057966 | 239 | -100% | |
| 1957 | 273 | 0.000064961 | 273 | -100% | |
| 1958 | 276 | 0.000066783 | 276 | -100% | |
| 1959 | 327 | 0.000078668 | 327 | -100% | |
| 1960 | 314 | 0.000075584 | 314 | -100% | |
| 1961 | 354 | 0.000085488 | 354 | -100% | |
| 1962 | 335 | 0.000083023 | 335 | -100% | |
| 1963 | 372 | 0.000093973 | 372 | -100% | |
| 1964 | 389 | 0.00010006 | 389 | -100% | |
| 1965 | 461 | 0.00012715 | 461 | -100% | |
| 1966 | 486 | 0.000139831 | 486 | -100% | |
| 1967 | 564 | 0.000166126 | 564 | -100% | |
| 1968 | 735 | 0.000217548 | 5 | 730 | -99% |
| 1969 | 1329 | 0.000382375 | 8 | 1321 | -99% |
| 1970 | 2183 | 0.000605241 | 10 | 2173 | -99% |
| 1971 | 3667 | 0.001068323 | 17 | 3650 | -99% |
| 1972 | 5057 | 0.001608809 | 21 | 5036 | -99% |
| 1973 | 8100 | 0.002684679 | 38 | 8062 | -99% |
| 1974 | 11663 | 0.003836253 | 63 | 11600 | -99% |
| 1975 | 14658 | 0.004854077 | 93 | 14565 | -99% |
| 1976 | 16952 | 0.005586176 | 95 | 16857 | -99% |
| 1977 | 22187 | 0.006984285 | 114 | 22073 | -99% |
| 1978 | 25354 | 0.007987547 | 141 | 25213 | -99% |
| 1979 | 31339 | 0.009418711 | 211 | 31128 | -99% |
| 1980 | 36282 | 0.010532278 | 222 | 36060 | -99% |
| 1981 | 39281 | 0.011354242 | 240 | 39041 | -99% |
| 1982 | 38253 | 0.010903944 | 241 | 38012 | -99% |
| 1983 | 36928 | 0.010662232 | 232 | 36696 | -99% |
| 1984 | 40536 | 0.011619108 | 266 | 40270 | -99% |
| 1985 | 42482 | 0.011903008 | 276 | 42206 | -99% |
| 1986 | 37851 | 0.010641417 | 307 | 37544 | -98% |
| 1987 | 40276 | 0.0111709 | 272 | 40004 | -99% |
| 1988 | 42948 | 0.011624033 | 297 | 42651 | -99% |
| 1989 | 44305 | 0.011524846 | 208 | 44097 | -99% |
| 1990 | 43392 | 0.010979462 | 166 | 43226 | -99% |
| 1991 | 41366 | 0.010620316 | 141 | 41225 | -99% |
| 1992 | 36339 | 0.009460906 | 122 | 36217 | -99% |
| 1993 | 33700 | 0.008939032 | 114 | 33586 | -99% |
| 1994 | 31449 | 0.008460045 | 77 | 31372 | -100% |
| 1995 | 30781 | 0.008405776 | 62 | 30719 | -100% |
| 1996 | 29249 | 0.008020197 | 75 | 29174 | -99% |
| 1997 | 28347 | 0.007818723 | 61 | 28286 | -100% |
| 1998 | 28143 | 0.007651752 | 51 | 28092 | -100% |
| 1999 | 27322 | 0.007397085 | 62 | 27260 | -100% |
| 2000 | 27592 | 0.007300209 | 54 | 27538 | -100% |
| 2001 | 26071 | 0.006965094 | 48 | 26023 | -100% |
| 2002 | 26043 | 0.006967479 | 46 | 25997 | -100% |
| 2003 | 25148 | 0.006614831 | 45 | 25103 | -100% |
| 2004 | 24330 | 0.006368511 | 120 | 24210 | -99% |
| 2005 | 23302 | 0.006061651 | 43 | 23259 | -100% |
| 2006 | 22363 | 0.005653908 | 31 | 22332 | -100% |
| 2007 | 20700 | 0.00517934 | 39 | 20661 | -100% |
| 2008 | 19244 | 0.004897405 | 25 | 19219 | -100% |
| 2009 | 17686 | 0.00463127 | 24 | 17662 | -100% |
| 2010 | 15471 | 0.004187658 | 13 | 15458 | -100% |
| 2011 | 13817 | 0.003778948 | 25 | 13792 | -100% |
| 2012 | 12689 | 0.003471005 | 18 | 12671 | -100% |
| 2013 | 11864 | 0.003256074 | 13 | 11851 | -100% |
| 2014 | 10939 | 0.002953145 | 16 | 10923 | -100% |
| 2015 | 9854 | 0.002664404 | 18 | 9836 | -100% |
| 2016 | 9259 | 0.002525738 | 18 | 9241 | -100% |
| 2017 | 8342 | 0.002334891 | 12 | 8330 | -100% |
| 2018 | 7429 | 0.002115469 | 7429 | -100% | |
| 2019 | 6623 | 0.001910947 | 10 | 6613 | -100% |
| 2020 | 6001 | 0.00179995 | 9 | 5992 | -100% |
| 2021 | 5500 | 0.001627357 | 5500 | -100% | |
| 2022 | 5152 | 0.001532469 | 6 | 5146 | -100% |