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