Yehoshua
Yehoshua was the 1769th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1689th with 95 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 212 places. More babies were named Yehoshua in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,769 boys, up 140 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201995 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,442babies recorded
Yehoshua popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,769 | 92 |
| 2020 | #1,909 | 78 |
| 2010 | #1,759 | 86 |
| 2000 | #2,375 | 41 |
| 1990 | #2,864 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,963 | 16 |
| 1970 | #4,224 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yehoshua, counting every spelling?
Yehoshua has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yehoshua?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yehoshua (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yehoshua 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 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yehoshua.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yehoshua?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Yehoshua are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 26. That makes Yehoshua mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Yehoshua by state
How common Yehoshua was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (20.1×), New York (5.9×). 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 Yehoshua: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yehoshua, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yehoshua
How popular is the name Yehoshua?
Yehoshua was the 1769th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1689th with 95 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 212 places. More babies were named Yehoshua in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yehoshua a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yehoshua in the US.
Where is Yehoshua most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yehoshua was most common in New Jersey (0.94 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Florida.