How Many People Are Named Joshue?
An estimated 1,081 people in the United States have the first name Joshue. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Joshue peaked in popularity in 2004 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joshue 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 Joshue paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,081
About 1 in 317,072 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2004
45 births
Total Registered
1,113
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joshue
Joshue is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,113 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Joshue as a male name
Ranked #11,568 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (45 births)
Joshue: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joshue span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 306 babies were registered. Joshue has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joshue by Decade
How has Joshue 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.
Joshue by State
Birth registrations for Joshue span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, Florida, New York. On average, about 61 Joshues were registered per state.
Joshue + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joshue as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Joshue: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joshue?
We estimate approximately 1,081 people named Joshue 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 317,072 Americans share this first name.
Is Joshue a common name?
Joshue is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,113 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joshue most popular?
Joshue reached peak popularity in 2004, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joshue is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joshue a male name?
Joshue is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joshue Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joshue Smith, Joshue Johnson, Joshue 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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