How Many People Are Named Oshua?
An estimated 91 people in the United States have the first name Oshua. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Oshua peaked in popularity in 1986 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oshua 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 Oshua paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Oshua is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
91
About 1 in 3,766,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1986
14 births
Total Registered
95
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oshua
Oshua is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 95 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Oshua as a male name
Ranked #6,066 in 1989
8 male births in 1989
Peak: 1986 (14 births)
Oshua: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oshua span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 82 babies were registered. Oshua remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Oshua by Decade
How has Oshua 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.
Oshua + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oshua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oshua
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oshua: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oshua?
We estimate approximately 91 people named Oshua 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 3,766,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Oshua a common name?
Oshua is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 95 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oshua most popular?
Oshua reached peak popularity in 1986, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oshua is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oshua a male name?
Oshua is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oshua Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oshua Smith, Oshua Johnson, Oshua 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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