Masculine dossier · first seen 1969
Joshuah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1989
Peak era
1989
Peak births
106
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Joshuah
How many people are named Joshuah?
An estimated 2,786 living Americans are named Joshuah.
How rare is Joshuah?
Joshuah is very rare among babies today, with 10 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 90.6% from its 1989 peak.
How old is the typical Joshuah?
The median age of a living American named Joshuah is approximately 31 years, with most bearers falling between 21 and 39 years old.
Is Joshuah still popular?
Not especially. Joshuah has been declining since its 1989 peak and registered 10 births in 2025.
Where is Joshuah most common?
Joshuah has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 1.5× more often than the national baseline.
1969Peak 19892025
Peak year
1989
Decline from peak
90.6%
2025
10
All-time
2,873
Where it lives now
Joshuah is most concentrated in New York — about 1.5× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Joshuah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.