How Many People Are Named Johsua?
An estimated 256 people in the United States have the first name Johsua. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Johsua peaked in popularity in 1989 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Johsua 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 Johsua paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
256
About 1 in 1,338,884 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1989
22 births
Total Registered
266
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Johsua
Johsua is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 266 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Johsua as a male name
Ranked #13,508 in 2008
5 male births in 2008
Peak: 1989 (22 births)
Johsua: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Johsua span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 151 babies were registered. Johsua has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Johsua by Decade
How has Johsua 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.
Johsua by State
Johsua + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Johsua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Johsua: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Johsua?
We estimate approximately 256 people named Johsua 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 1,338,884 Americans share this first name.
Is Johsua a common name?
Johsua is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 266 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Johsua most popular?
Johsua reached peak popularity in 1989, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Johsua is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Johsua a male name?
Johsua is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Johsua Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Johsua Smith, Johsua Johnson, Johsua 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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