How Many People Are Named Josha?
people named Josha are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 794,848 people in the US has this name
Based on 454 babies named Josha in Social Security records from 1971 to 2005, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
27 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Josha, 6.3% were girls and 93.7% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1980s: 5.5% of the babies were girls then and 5.4% in the 1990s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Josha alive today is about 38 years old, and 85% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 34 and 44 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Josha first appears in the records in 1971 and was given most often in 1982, to 27 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2005.
Babies given the name each year, 1971 to 2005
🏆 Rank History
Josha has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,026, in 1982.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,026 (1982) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,544 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Josha alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Josha were born in Texas than in any other state: about 11 of those alive today.
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