How Many People Are Named Josha?
An estimated 434 people in the United States have the first name Josha. It is predominantly male (93.8%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Josha peaked in popularity in 1982 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josha 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 Josha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
434
About 1 in 789,757 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.8% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1982
27 births
Total Registered
454
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josha
Josha is predominantly male (93.8%), though 28 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Josha as a male name
Ranked #12,315 in 2005
5 male births in 2005
Peak: 1982 (27 births)
Josha as a female name
Ranked #10,787 in 1991
7 female births in 1991
Peak: 1976 (9 births)
Josha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 219 babies were registered. Josha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Josha by Decade
How has Josha 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.
Josha by State
Birth registrations for Josha span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in New York, California, Texas. On average, about 7 Joshas were registered per state.
Josha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Josha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Josha
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Josha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josha?
We estimate approximately 434 people named Josha 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 789,757 Americans share this first name.
Is Josha a common name?
Josha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 454 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josha most popular?
Josha reached peak popularity in 1982, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josha is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josha a male name?
Josha is predominantly male. 93.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josha Smith, Josha Johnson, Josha 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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