How Many People Are Named Joshwa?
An estimated 436 people in the United States have the first name Joshwa. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Joshwa peaked in popularity in 2004 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joshwa 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 Joshwa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
436
About 1 in 786,134 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2004
25 births
Total Registered
449
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joshwa
Joshwa is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 449 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Joshwa as a male name
Ranked #13,183 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 2004 (25 births)
Joshwa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joshwa span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 179 babies were registered. Joshwa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joshwa by Decade
How has Joshwa 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.
Joshwa by State
Joshwa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joshwa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Joshwa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joshwa?
We estimate approximately 436 people named Joshwa 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 786,134 Americans share this first name.
Is Joshwa a common name?
Joshwa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 449 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joshwa most popular?
Joshwa reached peak popularity in 2004, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joshwa is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joshwa a male name?
Joshwa is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joshwa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joshwa Smith, Joshwa Johnson, Joshwa 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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