How Many People Are Named Joahua?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Joahua. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Joahua peaked in popularity in 1987 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joahua 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 Joahua paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Joahua is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1987
5 births
Total Registered
5
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joahua
Joahua is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Joahua as a male name
Ranked #7,512 in 1987
5 male births in 1987
Peak: 1987 (5 births)
Joahua: Popularity Over Time
Joahua by Decade
How has Joahua 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
Joahua + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joahua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joahua
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joahua: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joahua?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Joahua 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Joahua a common name?
Joahua is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joahua most popular?
Joahua reached peak popularity in 1987, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joahua is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joahua a male name?
Joahua is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joahua Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joahua Smith, Joahua Johnson, Joahua 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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