Josha
- Last seen for girls in 1991 at #10,271
- Last seen for boys in 2005 at #11,472
- Given to boys 93.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1982 · 27 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 426since 1971
Josha over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2005 | — | #11,472 | 5 | |
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| 2003 | — | #9,581 | 6 | |
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| 2001 | — | #8,339 | 7 | |
| 2000 | — | #8,209 | 7 | |
| 1999 | — | #6,530 | 9 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,840 | 10 | |
| 1997 | — | #5,642 | 10 | |
| 1996 | — | #5,535 | 10 | |
| 1995 | — | #5,928 | 9 | |
| 1994 | — | #7,770 | 6 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,697 | 12 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,872 | 11 | |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #3,325 | 18 |
| 1990 | — | #2,488 | 27 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,784 | 22 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,305 | 26 | |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #2,725 | 19 |
| 1986 | — | #2,510 | 21 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,427 | 21 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,529 | 19 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,676 | 17 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,999 | 27 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #2,569 | 18 |
| 1980 | — | #2,729 | 17 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,357 | 12 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,157 | 8 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,791 | 15 | |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | — | #3,941 | 8 | |
| 1974 | — | #5,227 | 5 | |
| 1973 | — | #4,505 | 6 | |
| 1972 | — | #4,986 | 5 | |
| 1971 | — | #4,907 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1971
The first year at least five boys were named Josha! It came in at #4,907, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2002, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Josha is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Josha in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Josha
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2005
Rise & fade · boys
11 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1971
- Peaked 1982 at #1,999 (27 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 67,202
- Highest: 1 in 67,202 boys born in 1982 were named Josha (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 399,461 boys born in 2005 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
- 48.6% of all boys named Josha (207) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1977
- Mostly girls until 1976, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72 | #2,791 (1977) | #4,209 |
| 1980s | 207 | #1,999 (1982) | #2,525 |
| 1990s | 122 | #2,488 (1990) | #5,263 |
| 2000s | 25 | #8,209 (2000) | #9,400 |
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.
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