Masculine dossier · first seen 1970
Yehoshua
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2019
Peak births
95
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Yehoshua
How many people are named Yehoshua?
An estimated 2,398 living Americans are named Yehoshua.
How rare is Yehoshua?
Yehoshua is uncommon among babies today, with 92 boys receiving the name in 2025.
How old is the typical Yehoshua?
The median age of a living American named Yehoshua is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 26 years old.
Is Yehoshua still popular?
Yes. Yehoshua is holding steady, with 92 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Yehoshua most common?
Yehoshua has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appears 18.6× more often than the national baseline.
1970Peak 20192025
Peak year
2019
Decline from peak
3.2%
2025
92
All-time
2,442
Where it lives now
Yehoshua is most concentrated in New Jersey — about 18.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Yehoshua is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.