Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2.200% 1.760% 1.320% 0.880% 0.440% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 Joshua (feminine)   Joshua (masculine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 - - #60 0.275
2022 - - #60 0.277
2021 - - #58 0.294
2020 - - #53 0.324
2019 - - #48 0.345
2018 - - #40 0.383
2017 - - #38 0.422
2016 - - #35 0.456
2015 - - #33 0.481
2014 - - #25 0.533
2013 - - #21 0.587
2012 - - #17 0.625
2011 - - #14 0.679
2010 - - #11 0.753
2009 - - #6 0.833
2008 - - #4 0.882
2007 - - #4 0.933
2006 - - #3 1.019
2005 - - #3 1.093
2004 - - #3 1.146
2003 - - #3 1.195
2002 - - #3 1.258
2001 - - #4 1.258
2000 - - #4 1.319
1999 - - #4 1.337
1998 - - #4 1.386
1997 - - #5 1.416
1996 - - #5 1.456
1995 - - #5 1.527
1994 - - #4 1.539
1993 - - #4 1.626
1992 - - #4 1.725
1991 - - #4 1.945
1990 - - #4 2.009
1989 #885 0.010
#4 2.104
1988 #652 0.015
#4 2.130
1987 #678 0.015
#4 2.051
1986 #616 0.017
#4 1.954
1985 #657 0.015
#4 2.193
1984 #655 0.015
#4 2.146
1983 #718 0.013
#5 1.969
1982 #720 0.013
#7 2.014
1981 #701 0.013
#6 2.096
1980 #747 0.012
#7 1.944
1979 #762 0.012
#9 1.738
1978 #979 0.009
#12 1.475
1977 - - #14 1.291
1976 - - #18 1.033
1975 - - #26 0.898
1974 - - #29 0.711
1973 - - #42 0.500
1972 - - #59 0.301
1971 - - #80 0.201
1970 - - #150 0.114
1969 - - #197 0.072
1968 - - #271 0.041
1967 - - #314 0.032
1966 - - #340 0.027
1965 - - #352 0.024
1964 - - #405 0.019
1963 - - #416 0.018
1962 - - #436 0.016
1961 - - #422 0.016
1960 - - #454 0.015
1959 - - #441 0.015
1958 - - #477 0.013
1957 - - #467 0.012
1956 - - #491 0.011
1955 - - #471 0.012
1954 - - #525 0.009
1953 - - #548 0.008
1952 - - #527 0.009
1951 - - #530 0.009
1950 - - #537 0.009
1949 - - #490 0.010
1948 - - #584 0.007
1947 - - #569 0.008
1946 - - #608 0.007
1945 - - #612 0.007
1944 - - #601 0.007
1943 - - #655 0.007
1942 - - #587 0.008
1941 - - #627 0.007
1940 - - #626 0.008
1939 - - #568 0.009
1938 - - #719 0.006
1937 - - #605 0.008
1936 - - #575 0.009
1935 - - #663 0.007
1934 - - #574 0.010
1933 - - #569 0.010
1932 - - #561 0.010
1931 - - #605 0.009
1930 - - #646 0.008
1929 - - #729 0.007
1928 - - #563 0.010
1927 - - #569 0.010
1926 - - #612 0.009
1925 - - #605 0.009
1924 - - #595 0.010
1923 - - #539 0.011
1922 - - #571 0.011
1921 - - #562 0.011
1920 - - #542 0.012
1919 - - #503 0.014
1918 - - #552 0.011
1917 - - #522 0.013
1916 - - #581 0.011
1915 - - #472 0.015
1914 - - #528 0.013
1913 - - #492 0.015
1912 - - #507 0.013
1911 - - #446 0.018
1910 - - #396 0.021
1909 - - #487 0.016
1908 - - #452 0.017
1907 - - #457 0.016
1906 - - #424 0.019
1905 - - #549 0.013
1904 - - #492 0.014
1903 - - #451 0.016
1902 - - #521 0.013
1901 - - #399 0.019
1900 - - #365 0.022
1899 - - #376 0.021
1898 - - #298 0.030
1897 - - #346 0.024
1896 - - #352 0.023
1895 - - #340 0.023
1894 - - #376 0.019
1893 - - #371 0.019
1892 - - #284 0.031
1891 - - #349 0.022
1890 - - #358 0.020
1889 - - #294 0.028
1888 - - #245 0.038
1887 - - #247 0.038
1886 - - #228 0.046
1885 - - #251 0.037
1884 - - #265 0.033
1883 - - #202 0.049
1882 - - #235 0.041
1881 - - #244 0.037
1880 - - #211 0.048