Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Joshua

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Joshua
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1989

Peak era

1989

Peak rank proxy

44,099

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19892024

Peak year

1989

Decline from peak

88.1%

2024

5,244

All-time

1,244,059

Joshua is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1989, when 44,099 boys were named Joshua.

In 2024, only 5,244 boys were given the name.

Down 88.1% from its peak.

All told, about 1,244,059 Americans have been named Joshua and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1989

198944,099 boys named Joshua

20245,244 boys named Joshua

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