Josh

#1,699 for boys in 2025, 96 births

Peak · boys
#299
1880 · 31 births
Debut · boys
1880
31 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
17,288
since 1880

Josh over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Josh has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #299, 1880boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yearboys
rankbirths
2025#1,69996
2024#1,73595
2023#1,80389
2022#1,76094
2021#1,658100
2020#1,67994
2019#1,606103
2018#1,513113
2017#1,373129
2016#1,539108
2015#1,396123
2014#1,143166
2013#1,180152
2012#1,109167
2011#1,050180
2010#1,082178
2009#973205
2008#809271
2007#724316
2006#715302
2005#751266
2004#663308
2003#698273
2002#676274
2001#714246
2000#821195
1999#790194
1998#871166
1997#782189
1996#844166
1995#793183
1994#814169
1993#767186
1992#775181
1991#759181
1990#700212
1989#684213
1988#611240
1987#593233
1986#600220
1985#559248
1984#534259
1983#487299
1982#492298
1981#442347
1980#371461
1979#339531
1978#371431
1977#399383
1976#393387
1975#361456
1974#345493
1973#386401
1972#420356
1971#449325
1970#510248
1969#563193
1968#649135
1967#723105
1966#734101
1965#724105
1964#77495
1963#730115
1962#758102
1961#674132
1960#691129
1959#674128
1958#90769
1957#1,04153
1956#1,03253
1955#1,06650
1954#1,04551
1953#93958
1952#96854
1951#1,12341
1950#1,13939
1949#1,02946
1948#1,04745
1947#1,14840
1946#1,04543
1945#1,12234
1944#1,12035
1943#1,39925
1942#1,24431
1941#1,18731
1940#1,20831
1939#1,14132
1938#1,12533
1937#1,03138
1936#92444
1935#1,12334
1934#1,03839
1933#1,20230
1932#1,05640
1931#1,25330
1930#1,36828
1929#1,15436
1928#1,04144
1927#1,11241
1926#1,01846
1925#1,02245
1924#1,03247
1923#99249
1922#99950
1921#1,19936
1920#1,03545
1919#1,06341
1918#94949
1917#1,00342
1916#84055
1915#99640
1914#87039
1913#77737
1912#68139
1911#54830
1910#59823
1909#57421
1908#48926
1907#55919
1906#67413
1905#57417
1904#51518
1903#45121
1902#52117
1901#45318
1900#45525
1899#45717
1898#41822
1897#41121
1896#40723
1895#35827
1894#46418
1893#45916
1892#40422
1891#39719
1890#35824
1889#37922
1888#37724
1887#43815
1886#31729
1885#36423
1884#33627
1883#31827
1882#48914
1881#34822
1880#29931
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Josh was already there! It came in at #299, and was given to 31 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1904–1907, when fewer than 20 boys a year got the name.

Where Josh is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedNHWashington: #188 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,365 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedIDMontana: #130 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 713 boysMTNorth Dakota: #144 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 950 boysNDMinnesota: #175 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,792 boysMNIllinois: #352 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,260 boysILWisconsin: #214 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,205 boysWIMichigan: #264 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,578 boysMINew York: #599 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 8,044 boysNYMassachusetts: #306 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,724 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #154 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 945 boysSDIowa: #231 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,454 boysIAIndiana: #336 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,919 boysINOhio: #316 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,829 boysOHPennsylvania: #327 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,483 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #415 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 4,002 boysCAUtah: #203 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,445 boysUTColorado: #339 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,109 boysCONebraska: #203 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,789 boysNEMissouri: #295 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,741 boysMOKentucky: #383 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,200 boysKYWest Virginia: #221 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,171 boysWVVirginia: #416 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,140 boysVAMaryland: #282 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,958 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedDEArizona: #367 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,911 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedNMKansas: #246 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,102 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedARTennessee: #456 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,020 boysTNNorth Carolina: #423 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,568 boysNCSouth Carolina: #283 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,981 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #206 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,435 boysOKLouisiana: #532 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,028 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedMSAlabama: #379 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,641 boysALGeorgia: #294 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,276 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Josh, so not publishedHITexas: #349 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,612 boysTXFlorida: #346 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,821 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#130 · 1 in 713
  2. North Dakota#144 · 1 in 950
  3. South Dakota#154 · 1 in 945
  4. Minnesota#175 · 1 in 1,792
  5. Washington#188 · 1 in 1,365

Best ever in a state: #99 in Florida, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#13071 in 713
North Dakota#14451 in 950
South Dakota#15451 in 945
Minnesota#175151 in 1,792
Washington#188171 in 1,365
Nebraska#20361 in 1,789
Utah#203101 in 1,445
Oklahoma#206131 in 1,435
Wisconsin#214141 in 2,205
West Virginia#22161 in 2,171
Iowa#23181 in 2,454
Kansas#24671 in 2,102
Michigan#264241 in 2,578
Maryland#28271 in 2,958
South Carolina#283101 in 1,981
Georgia#294161 in 2,276
Missouri#295121 in 2,741
Massachusetts#30671 in 4,724
Ohio#316201 in 3,829
Pennsylvania#327161 in 4,483
Indiana#336101 in 3,919
Colorado#33961 in 3,109
Florida#346171 in 2,821
Texas#349411 in 2,612
Illinois#352241 in 3,260
Arizona#36761 in 2,911
Alabama#37971 in 3,641
Kentucky#38351 in 5,200
California#415381 in 4,002
Virginia#41661 in 5,140
North Carolina#42381 in 4,568
Tennessee#45651 in 6,020
Louisiana#53261 in 5,028
New York#599141 in 8,044
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Josh
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 36 spots since 2024 (#1,735 → #1,699)
  • 20 spots since 2020 (#1,679 → #1,699)
  • 303 spots since 2015 (#1,396 → #1,699)
  • Biggest jump: 233 spots in 1959 (#907 → #674)
  • Biggest drop: 164 spots in 2009 (#809 → #973)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #299 (31 births)
  • Births halved by 1882, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 95 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1958–2009
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,189
  • Highest: 1 in 3,189 boys born in 1974 were named Josh (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 17,792 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #299 in 1880, was only 1 in 3,564 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 23.2% of all boys named Josh (4,011) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s234#299 (1880)#367
1890s209#358 (1895)#413
1900s195#451 (1903)#527
1910s395#548 (1911)#833
1920s439#992 (1923)#1,060
1930s348#924 (1936)#1,126
1940s361#1,029 (1949)#1,155
1950s596#674 (1959)#993
1960s1,212#563 (1969)#702
1970s4,011#339 (1979)#397
1980s2,818#371 (1980)#537
1990s1,827#700 (1990)#790
2000s2,656#663 (2004)#754
2010s1,419#1,050 (2011)#1,299
2020s568#1,658 (2021)#1,722

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Josh in 1975

boys
#361
456 births · 1 in 3,424 boys

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #361Josh456
More about 1975

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 3,424 of them was named Josh, which outranked 94.3% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Josh
  1. #358Brady466
  2. #359Bret462
  3. #360Herman457
  4. #361Josh456
  5. #361Darnell456
  6. #363Dion455
  7. #363Ted455
  8. #365Clay454

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1975 →