Josue
Last seen for girls in 2011 at #12,153 · #330 for boys in 2025, 1,026 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2007 · 2,272 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 57,689since 1924
Josue over time
Rank among boys' names. Josue has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #330 | 1,026 | |
| 2024 | — | #294 | 1,144 | |
| 2023 | — | #295 | 1,125 | |
| 2022 | — | #290 | 1,173 | |
| 2021 | — | #311 | 1,079 | |
| 2020 | — | #275 | 1,231 | |
| 2019 | — | #259 | 1,402 | |
| 2018 | — | #226 | 1,664 | |
| 2017 | — | #240 | 1,538 | |
| 2016 | — | #271 | 1,353 | |
| 2015 | — | #272 | 1,348 | |
| 2014 | — | #268 | 1,368 | |
| 2013 | — | #251 | 1,454 | |
| 2012 | — | #237 | 1,514 | |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #214 | 1,639 |
| 2010 | — | #184 | 1,996 | |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #193 | 1,975 |
| 2008 | — | #183 | 2,169 | |
| 2007 | — | #181 | 2,272 | |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | #193 | 2,051 |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #197 | 1,951 |
| 2004 | — | #208 | 1,746 | |
| 2003 | — | #213 | 1,674 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #220 | 1,566 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #219 | 1,565 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #247 | 1,353 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #245 | 1,310 |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #256 | 1,175 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #252 | 1,154 |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | #254 | 1,133 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #259 | 1,088 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #264 | 1,071 |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #285 | 987 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #286 | 991 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #275 | 967 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #292 | 863 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #335 | 695 |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #340 | 622 |
| 1987 | — | #357 | 547 | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #379 | 484 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #416 | 419 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | #417 | 396 |
| 1983 | — | #442 | 351 | |
| 1982 | — | #471 | 323 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #445 | 345 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #466 | 328 |
| 1979 | — | #535 | 251 | |
| 1978 | — | #604 | 190 | |
| 1977 | — | #603 | 196 | |
| 1976 | — | #619 | 175 | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #650 | 159 |
| 1974 | — | #652 | 153 | |
| 1973 | — | #740 | 117 | |
| 1972 | — | #894 | 80 | |
| 1971 | — | #990 | 67 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,178 | 49 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,075 | 52 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,233 | 38 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,132 | 43 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,164 | 41 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,294 | 35 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,350 | 34 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,279 | 37 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,805 | 20 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,368 | 34 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,812 | 20 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,620 | 24 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,593 | 24 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,837 | 19 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,642 | 23 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,764 | 9 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,743 | 9 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,531 | 10 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,939 | 16 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,495 | 10 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,111 | 13 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,802 | 8 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,608 | 9 | |
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | — | #2,271 | 11 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,996 | 6 | |
| 1944 | — | — | ||
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,560 | 5 | |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,113 | 6 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | #3,147 | 6 | |
| 1935 | — | #3,252 | 6 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,679 | 5 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,738 | 8 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
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| 1929 | — | #2,766 | 9 | |
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| 1924 | — | #3,867 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Josue! It came in at #3,867, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1925–1928, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Josue is popular in 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#120 · 1 in 542
- California#158 · 1 in 710
- Arizona#176 · 1 in 679
- Maryland#176 · 1 in 716
- District of Columbia#185 · 1 in 619
Best ever in a state: #77 in District of Columbia, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #120 | 325 | 1 in 542 |
| California | #158 | 304 | 1 in 710 |
| Arizona | #176 | 51 | 1 in 679 |
| Maryland | #176 | 37 | 1 in 716 |
| District of Columbia | #185 | 7 | 1 in 619 |
| New Jersey | #185 | 51 | 1 in 801 |
| Nebraska | #186 | 15 | 1 in 651 |
| Rhode Island | #196 | 5 | 1 in 710 |
| Oregon | #216 | 21 | 1 in 827 |
| Florida | #217 | 95 | 1 in 1,018 |
| New Mexico | #217 | 10 | 1 in 810 |
| Massachusetts | #218 | 27 | 1 in 1,067 |
| Connecticut | #227 | 13 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Nevada | #232 | 15 | 1 in 874 |
| Virginia | #237 | 39 | 1 in 1,045 |
| Oklahoma | #243 | 21 | 1 in 921 |
| Georgia | #245 | 51 | 1 in 1,053 |
| Kansas | #247 | 16 | 1 in 940 |
| North Carolina | #247 | 47 | 1 in 1,092 |
| New York | #248 | 84 | 1 in 1,161 |
| Tennessee | #258 | 33 | 1 in 1,099 |
| Colorado | #261 | 26 | 1 in 1,017 |
| Illinois | #287 | 46 | 1 in 1,346 |
| Washington | #303 | 27 | 1 in 1,317 |
| Arkansas | #316 | 10 | 1 in 1,372 |
| Alabama | #354 | 13 | 1 in 1,759 |
| Iowa | #357 | 10 | 1 in 1,486 |
| Indiana | #360 | 20 | 1 in 1,723 |
| Louisiana | #363 | 14 | 1 in 1,704 |
| Utah | #421 | 10 | 1 in 2,032 |
| Pennsylvania | #438 | 22 | 1 in 2,646 |
| Kentucky | #439 | 9 | 1 in 2,404 |
| South Carolina | #443 | 9 | 1 in 2,333 |
| Wisconsin | #526 | 9 | 1 in 2,888 |
| Minnesota | #542 | 9 | 1 in 3,008 |
| Michigan | #752 | 9 | 1 in 5,158 |
| Ohio | #840 | 9 | 1 in 6,484 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Josue
- 36 spots since 2024 (#294 → #330)
- 55 spots since 2020 (#275 → #330)
- 58 spots since 2015 (#272 → #330)
- Biggest jump: 188 spots in 1971 (#1,178 → #990)
- Biggest drop: 36 spots in 2021 (#275 → #311)
- Debuted 1924
- Peaked 2007 at #181 (2,272 births)
- Births halved by 2021, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 55 yrs · run 1971–2025
- Highest: 1 in 913 boys born in 2007 were named Josue (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,665 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 31.8% of all boys named Josue (18,322) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 15 | #2,766 (1929) | #3,317 |
| 1930s | 52 | #2,479 (1938) | #3,118 |
| 1940s | 49 | #2,271 (1946) | #3,033 |
| 1950s | 157 | #1,593 (1958) | #2,128 |
| 1960s | 354 | #1,075 (1969) | #1,351 |
| 1970s | 1,437 | #535 (1979) | #747 |
| 1980s | 4,510 | #335 (1989) | #407 |
| 1990s | 10,739 | #245 (1999) | #267 |
| 2000s | 18,322 | #181 (2007) | #205 |
| 2010s | 15,276 | #184 (2010) | #242 |
| 2020s | 6,778 | #275 (2020) | #299 |
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.
Josue in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 1,203 of them was named Josue, which outranked 98.3% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.