How Many People Are Named Jushua?
An estimated 249 people in the United States have the first name Jushua. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Jushua peaked in popularity in 1985 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jushua 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 Jushua paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
249
About 1 in 1,376,523 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1985
29 births
Total Registered
260
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jushua
Jushua is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 260 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jushua as a male name
Ranked #9,038 in 1998
6 male births in 1998
Peak: 1985 (29 births)
Jushua: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jushua span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 152 babies were registered. While Jushua is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jushua by Decade
How has Jushua 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.
Jushua by State
Jushua + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jushua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jushua: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jushua?
We estimate approximately 249 people named Jushua 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 1,376,523 Americans share this first name.
Is Jushua a common name?
Jushua is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 260 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jushua most popular?
Jushua reached peak popularity in 1985, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jushua is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jushua a male name?
Jushua is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jushua Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jushua Smith, Jushua Johnson, Jushua 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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