Josha*
#7,706 most common boys' name of all time · #19,369 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 1971–2005 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#7,706
Rank overall
#19,369 of 105,966
First appeared
1971
Years on the list
33 of 146
All-time
454
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1982 #2,052
Best rank
#2,052 1982
Girls
Boys
peak 27/yr
Josha first appears in 1971. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,910 |
| 2003 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,921 |
| 2001 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,588 |
| 2000 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,493 |
| 1999 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,718 |
| 1998 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,013 |
| 1997 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,820 |
| 1996 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,738 |
| 1995 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,123 |
| 1994 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,146 |
| 1993 | — | 12 | 12 | #4,858 |
| 1992 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,061 |
| 1991 | 7 | 18 | 25 | #3,416 |
| 1990 | — | 27 | 27 | #2,532 |
| 1989 | — | 22 | 22 | #2,866 |
| 1988 | — | 26 | 26 | #2,349 |
| 1987 | 7 | 19 | 26 | #2,816 |
| 1986 | — | 21 | 21 | #2,588 |
| 1985 | — | 21 | 21 | #2,496 |
| 1984 | — | 19 | 19 | #2,598 |
| 1983 | — | 17 | 17 | #2,764 |
| 1982 | — | 27 | 27 | #2,052 |
| 1981 | 5 | 18 | 23 | #2,662 |
| 1980 | — | 17 | 17 | #2,820 |
| 1979 | — | 12 | 12 | #3,529 |
| 1978 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,449 |
| 1977 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,894 |
| 1976 | 9 | 8 | 17 | #4,342 |
| 1975 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,233 |
| 1974 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,759 |
| 1973 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,983 |
| 1972 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,579 |
| 1971 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,594 |