Joshue
Joshue was the 12904th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1688th; the most babies were born in 2004 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,855 places. More babies were named Joshue in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,904 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200445 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,118babies recorded
Joshue popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,904 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #4,170 | 24 |
| 2000 | #2,839 | 32 |
| 1990 | #2,107 | 35 |
| 1980 | #2,321 | 22 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joshue, counting every spelling?
Joshue has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Joshue?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joshue (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Joshue born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joshue.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joshue?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Joshue are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 22 and 40. That makes Joshue mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Joshue by state
How common Joshue was among boys born in each state in 2002–2006, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.0×), Texas (1.6×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Joshue: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joshue, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Joshue
How popular is the name Joshue?
Joshue was the 12904th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1688th; the most babies were born in 2004 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,855 places. More babies were named Joshue in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Joshue a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Joshue in the US.
Where was Joshue most popular?
In 2002–2006, Joshue was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and New York.