Josh
#1,699 for boys in 2025, 96 births
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 31 births
- Debut · boys
- 31 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 17,288since 1880
Josh over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Josh has never cracked the top 200 here.
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
| Year | boys | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,699 | 96 |
| 2024 | #1,735 | 95 |
| 2023 | #1,803 | 89 |
| 2022 | #1,760 | 94 |
| 2021 | #1,658 | 100 |
| 2020 | #1,679 | 94 |
| 2019 | #1,606 | 103 |
| 2018 | #1,513 | 113 |
| 2017 | #1,373 | 129 |
| 2016 | #1,539 | 108 |
| 2015 | #1,396 | 123 |
| 2014 | #1,143 | 166 |
| 2013 | #1,180 | 152 |
| 2012 | #1,109 | 167 |
| 2011 | #1,050 | 180 |
| 2010 | #1,082 | 178 |
| 2009 | #973 | 205 |
| 2008 | #809 | 271 |
| 2007 | #724 | 316 |
| 2006 | #715 | 302 |
| 2005 | #751 | 266 |
| 2004 | #663 | 308 |
| 2003 | #698 | 273 |
| 2002 | #676 | 274 |
| 2001 | #714 | 246 |
| 2000 | #821 | 195 |
| 1999 | #790 | 194 |
| 1998 | #871 | 166 |
| 1997 | #782 | 189 |
| 1996 | #844 | 166 |
| 1995 | #793 | 183 |
| 1994 | #814 | 169 |
| 1993 | #767 | 186 |
| 1992 | #775 | 181 |
| 1991 | #759 | 181 |
| 1990 | #700 | 212 |
| 1989 | #684 | 213 |
| 1988 | #611 | 240 |
| 1987 | #593 | 233 |
| 1986 | #600 | 220 |
| 1985 | #559 | 248 |
| 1984 | #534 | 259 |
| 1983 | #487 | 299 |
| 1982 | #492 | 298 |
| 1981 | #442 | 347 |
| 1980 | #371 | 461 |
| 1979 | #339 | 531 |
| 1978 | #371 | 431 |
| 1977 | #399 | 383 |
| 1976 | #393 | 387 |
| 1975 | #361 | 456 |
| 1974 | #345 | 493 |
| 1973 | #386 | 401 |
| 1972 | #420 | 356 |
| 1971 | #449 | 325 |
| 1970 | #510 | 248 |
| 1969 | #563 | 193 |
| 1968 | #649 | 135 |
| 1967 | #723 | 105 |
| 1966 | #734 | 101 |
| 1965 | #724 | 105 |
| 1964 | #774 | 95 |
| 1963 | #730 | 115 |
| 1962 | #758 | 102 |
| 1961 | #674 | 132 |
| 1960 | #691 | 129 |
| 1959 | #674 | 128 |
| 1958 | #907 | 69 |
| 1957 | #1,041 | 53 |
| 1956 | #1,032 | 53 |
| 1955 | #1,066 | 50 |
| 1954 | #1,045 | 51 |
| 1953 | #939 | 58 |
| 1952 | #968 | 54 |
| 1951 | #1,123 | 41 |
| 1950 | #1,139 | 39 |
| 1949 | #1,029 | 46 |
| 1948 | #1,047 | 45 |
| 1947 | #1,148 | 40 |
| 1946 | #1,045 | 43 |
| 1945 | #1,122 | 34 |
| 1944 | #1,120 | 35 |
| 1943 | #1,399 | 25 |
| 1942 | #1,244 | 31 |
| 1941 | #1,187 | 31 |
| 1940 | #1,208 | 31 |
| 1939 | #1,141 | 32 |
| 1938 | #1,125 | 33 |
| 1937 | #1,031 | 38 |
| 1936 | #924 | 44 |
| 1935 | #1,123 | 34 |
| 1934 | #1,038 | 39 |
| 1933 | #1,202 | 30 |
| 1932 | #1,056 | 40 |
| 1931 | #1,253 | 30 |
| 1930 | #1,368 | 28 |
| 1929 | #1,154 | 36 |
| 1928 | #1,041 | 44 |
| 1927 | #1,112 | 41 |
| 1926 | #1,018 | 46 |
| 1925 | #1,022 | 45 |
| 1924 | #1,032 | 47 |
| 1923 | #992 | 49 |
| 1922 | #999 | 50 |
| 1921 | #1,199 | 36 |
| 1920 | #1,035 | 45 |
| 1919 | #1,063 | 41 |
| 1918 | #949 | 49 |
| 1917 | #1,003 | 42 |
| 1916 | #840 | 55 |
| 1915 | #996 | 40 |
| 1914 | #870 | 39 |
| 1913 | #777 | 37 |
| 1912 | #681 | 39 |
| 1911 | #548 | 30 |
| 1910 | #598 | 23 |
| 1909 | #574 | 21 |
| 1908 | #489 | 26 |
| 1907 | #559 | 19 |
| 1906 | #674 | 13 |
| 1905 | #574 | 17 |
| 1904 | #515 | 18 |
| 1903 | #451 | 21 |
| 1902 | #521 | 17 |
| 1901 | #453 | 18 |
| 1900 | #455 | 25 |
| 1899 | #457 | 17 |
| 1898 | #418 | 22 |
| 1897 | #411 | 21 |
| 1896 | #407 | 23 |
| 1895 | #358 | 27 |
| 1894 | #464 | 18 |
| 1893 | #459 | 16 |
| 1892 | #404 | 22 |
| 1891 | #397 | 19 |
| 1890 | #358 | 24 |
| 1889 | #379 | 22 |
| 1888 | #377 | 24 |
| 1887 | #438 | 15 |
| 1886 | #317 | 29 |
| 1885 | #364 | 23 |
| 1884 | #336 | 27 |
| 1883 | #318 | 27 |
| 1882 | #489 | 14 |
| 1881 | #348 | 22 |
| 1880 | #299 | 31 |
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 1976
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Idaho#169 · 1 in 1,030
- Nebraska#180 · 1 in 1,539
- Kansas#201 · 1 in 1,517
- Arkansas#237 · 1 in 1,649
- Oregon#237 · 1 in 2,024
Best ever in a state: #99 in Florida, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #169 | 7 | 1 in 1,030 |
| Nebraska | #180 | 7 | 1 in 1,539 |
| Kansas | #201 | 10 | 1 in 1,517 |
| Arkansas | #237 | 9 | 1 in 1,649 |
| Oregon | #237 | 8 | 1 in 2,024 |
| Washington | #248 | 12 | 1 in 2,013 |
| Wisconsin | #250 | 10 | 1 in 3,073 |
| Minnesota | #263 | 8 | 1 in 3,378 |
| Iowa | #277 | 6 | 1 in 3,263 |
| Alabama | #280 | 11 | 1 in 2,285 |
| Tennessee | #280 | 11 | 1 in 2,707 |
| Maryland | #285 | 7 | 1 in 2,887 |
| Georgia | #289 | 15 | 1 in 2,374 |
| Utah | #295 | 6 | 1 in 2,732 |
| Indiana | #301 | 11 | 1 in 3,468 |
| Illinois | #328 | 26 | 1 in 3,016 |
| Missouri | #351 | 8 | 1 in 4,125 |
| Florida | #353 | 16 | 1 in 2,949 |
| Pennsylvania | #367 | 13 | 1 in 5,503 |
| North Carolina | #368 | 10 | 1 in 3,624 |
| Arizona | #371 | 6 | 1 in 2,975 |
| Texas | #373 | 38 | 1 in 2,831 |
| Ohio | #381 | 13 | 1 in 5,760 |
| Mississippi | #393 | 5 | 1 in 3,611 |
| Michigan | #434 | 10 | 1 in 6,111 |
| Louisiana | #437 | 8 | 1 in 3,800 |
| California | #443 | 34 | 1 in 4,667 |
| New York | #666 | 11 | 1 in 10,204 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 234 | #299 (1880) | #367 |
| 1890s | 209 | #358 (1895) | #413 |
| 1900s | 195 | #451 (1903) | #527 |
| 1910s | 395 | #548 (1911) | #833 |
| 1920s | 439 | #992 (1923) | #1,060 |
| 1930s | 348 | #924 (1936) | #1,126 |
| 1940s | 361 | #1,029 (1949) | #1,155 |
| 1950s | 596 | #674 (1959) | #993 |
| 1960s | 1,212 | #563 (1969) | #702 |
| 1970s | 4,011 | #339 (1979) | #397 |
| 1980s | 2,818 | #371 (1980) | #537 |
| 1990s | 1,827 | #700 (1990) | #790 |
| 2000s | 2,656 | #663 (2004) | #754 |
| 2010s | 1,419 | #1,050 (2011) | #1,299 |
| 2020s | 568 | #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 1976
boys
#393
387 births · 1 in 4,054 boys
Top boys' names in 1976
More about 1976
boys
1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 4,054 of them was named Josh, which outranked 93.9% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.