How Many People Are Named Jashua?
An estimated 1,656 people in the United States have the first name Jashua. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Jashua peaked in popularity in 1987 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jashua as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jashua paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,656
About 1 in 206,977 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1987
73 births
Total Registered
1,705
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jashua
Jashua is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,705 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jashua as a male name
Ranked #9,345 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (73 births)
Jashua: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jashua span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 536 babies were registered. Jashua has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jashua by Decade
How has Jashua tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jashua by State
Birth registrations for Jashua span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey. On average, about 58 Jashuas were registered per state.
Jashua + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jashua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jashua: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jashua?
We estimate approximately 1,656 people named Jashua are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 206,977 Americans share this first name.
Is Jashua a common name?
Jashua is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,705 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jashua most popular?
Jashua reached peak popularity in 1987, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jashua is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jashua a male name?
Jashua is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jashua Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jashua Smith, Jashua Johnson, Jashua Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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