How Many People Are Named Joash?
people named Joash are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 852,331 people in the US has this name
Based on 406 babies named Joash in Social Security records from 1980 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
29 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ΧΧΦΉΧΦΈΧ©Χ (Yo'ash) which possibly meant either "fire of YAHWEH" or "YAHWEH has given". In the Old Testament this name was borne by several characters including the father of Gideon, a king of Judah, and a son of King Ahab of Israel.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Joash in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Joash alive today is about 13 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 19 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Joash first appears in the records in 1980 and was given most often in 2024, to 29 babies. In 2025, 22 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1980 to 2025
π Rank History
Joash has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,840, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #4,612.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,612 |
| Best rank | #3,840 (2024) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,932 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Joash alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Joash were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 19 of those alive today.
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