How Many People Are Named Yosha?
An estimated 34 people in the United States have the first name Yosha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Yosha peaked in popularity in 1974 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yosha 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 Yosha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yosha is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
34
About 1 in 10,081,010 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1974
8 births
Total Registered
37
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yosha
Yosha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 37 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yosha as a female name
Ranked #13,240 in 1987
5 female births in 1987
Peak: 1974 (8 births)
Yosha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yosha span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 19 babies were registered. Yosha remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Yosha by Decade
How has Yosha 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.
Yosha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yosha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yosha
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Yosha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yosha?
We estimate approximately 34 people named Yosha 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 10,081,010 Americans share this first name.
Is Yosha a common name?
Yosha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 37 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yosha most popular?
Yosha reached peak popularity in 1974, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yosha is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yosha a female name?
Yosha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yosha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yosha Smith, Yosha Johnson, Yosha 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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