How Many People Are Named Josue?
An estimated 55,735 people in the United States have the first name Josue. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Josue peaked in popularity in 2007 with 2,272 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josue 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 Josue paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Josue is overwhelmingly male, 185 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
55,735
About 1 in 6,150 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
2,272 births
Total Registered
56,837
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josue
Josue is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 56,837 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Josue as a male name
Ranked #294 in 2024
1,140 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (2,272 births)
Josue as a female name
Ranked #12,707 in 2011
8 female births in 2011
Peak: 1984 (12 births)
Josue: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josue span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 18,363 babies were registered. While Josue is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Josue by Decade
How has Josue 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.
Josue by State
Birth registrations for Josue span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Dakota, Delaware, Idaho. On average, about 1,313 Josues were registered per state.
Josue + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Josue as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Josue: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josue?
We estimate approximately 55,735 people named Josue 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 6,150 Americans share this first name.
Is Josue a common name?
Josue is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 56,837 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josue most popular?
Josue reached peak popularity in 2007, when 2,272 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josue is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josue a male name?
Josue is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josue Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josue Smith, Josue Johnson, Josue 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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