How Many People Are Named Joshawa?
An estimated 490 people in the United States have the first name Joshawa. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Joshawa peaked in popularity in 1985 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joshawa 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 Joshawa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
490
About 1 in 699,499 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1985
28 births
Total Registered
508
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joshawa
Joshawa is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 508 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Joshawa as a male name
Ranked #10,159 in 2011
7 male births in 2011
Peak: 1985 (28 births)
Joshawa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joshawa span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 226 babies were registered. Joshawa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joshawa by Decade
How has Joshawa 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.
Joshawa by State
Joshawa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joshawa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joshawa
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Joshawa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joshawa?
We estimate approximately 490 people named Joshawa 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 699,499 Americans share this first name.
Is Joshawa a common name?
Joshawa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 508 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joshawa most popular?
Joshawa reached peak popularity in 1985, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joshawa is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joshawa a male name?
Joshawa is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joshawa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joshawa Smith, Joshawa Johnson, Joshawa 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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