Masculine dossier · first seen 1969

Joshuah

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1989

Peak era

1989

Peak rank proxy

106

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1969Peak 19892024

Peak year

1989

Decline from peak

93.4%

2024

All-time

2,862

Joshuah 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 106 boys were named Joshuah.

In 2024, only 7 boys were given the name.

Down 93.4% from its peak.

All told, about 2,862 Americans have been named Joshuah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1969.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1989

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