How Many People Are Named Josh Howard?
There are approximately 12 people named Josh Howard living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Josh with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Howard. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
12
1 in 28,562,862 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Josh: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Josh. The peak year was 1979 with 531 births. The average person named Josh today is 38 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Josh
In the 2020 Census, the first name Josh was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (81.17%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (7.77%) and Black (4.23%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Josh in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Josh rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Howard Surname
The surname Howard was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Howard in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Josh" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Howard" appears at a rate of 84.79 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Josh are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 12 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
Other people named Josh
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Josh Howard: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Josh Howard?
We estimate approximately 12 people named Josh Howard are alive in the United States today. The first name Josh is shared by 14,479 Americans, and the surname Howard is shared by 290,619.
How rare is the name Josh Howard?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans. The first name Josh is uncommon and the surname Howard is common.
Is Josh a male or female name?
Josh is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1979 and the average bearer today is 38 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Josh?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Josh was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (81.17%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (7.77%) and Black (4.23%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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