How Many People Are Named Joshuwa?
An estimated 381 people in the United States have the first name Joshuwa. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Joshuwa peaked in popularity in 1989 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joshuwa 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 Joshuwa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
381
About 1 in 899,618 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1989
22 births
Total Registered
393
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joshuwa
Joshuwa is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 393 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Joshuwa as a male name
Ranked #7,984 in 2008
10 male births in 2008
Peak: 1989 (22 births)
Joshuwa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joshuwa span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 131 babies were registered. While Joshuwa is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Joshuwa by Decade
How has Joshuwa 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.
Joshuwa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joshuwa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Joshuwa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joshuwa?
We estimate approximately 381 people named Joshuwa 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 899,618 Americans share this first name.
Is Joshuwa a common name?
Joshuwa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 393 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joshuwa most popular?
Joshuwa reached peak popularity in 1989, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joshuwa is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joshuwa a male name?
Joshuwa is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joshuwa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joshuwa Smith, Joshuwa Johnson, Joshuwa 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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