How Many People Are Named Joash?
An estimated 380 people in the United States have the first name Joash. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Joash peaked in popularity in 2024 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joash 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 Joash paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
380
About 1 in 901,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2024
29 births
Total Registered
384
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joash
Joash is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 384 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Joash as a male name
Ranked #3,829 in 2024
29 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (29 births)
Joash: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joash span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 147 babies were registered. While Joash is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Joash by Decade
How has Joash 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.
Joash by State
Joash + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joash as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joash
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joash: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joash?
We estimate approximately 380 people named Joash 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 901,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Joash a common name?
Joash is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 384 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joash most popular?
Joash reached peak popularity in 2024, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joash is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joash a male name?
Joash is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joash Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joash Smith, Joash Johnson, Joash 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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