How Many People Are Named Josua?
An estimated 740 people in the United States have the first name Josua. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Josua peaked in popularity in 1987 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josua 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 Josua paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
740
About 1 in 463,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1987
50 births
Total Registered
768
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josua
Josua is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 768 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Josua as a male name
Ranked #9,102 in 2020
8 male births in 2020
Peak: 1987 (50 births)
Josua: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josua span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 335 babies were registered. Josua has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Josua by Decade
How has Josua 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.
Josua by State
Birth registrations for Josua span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in Michigan, Texas, California. On average, about 23 Josuas were registered per state.
Josua + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Josua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Josua
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Josua: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josua?
We estimate approximately 740 people named Josua 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 463,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Josua a common name?
Josua is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 768 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josua most popular?
Josua reached peak popularity in 1987, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josua is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josua a male name?
Josua is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josua Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josua Smith, Josua Johnson, Josua 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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