Boy name
Joshua
Joshua holds the #66 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 4,773 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #53 in 2020 to #66 today. Its strongest year on record was 2002 (#3 nationally, 25,998 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Maryland (#24 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#66
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#3
in 2002 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
4,773
boys named Joshua
Joshua popularity, 1880–2025
Where Joshua is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: District of Columbia (#25), Delaware (#35), Maryland (#24)
Uniqueness score
16/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Joshua in the most recent year of SSA data.
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