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Josh Name Popularity

How popular is the name Josh? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 555 6 0.0017%
1911 0 0%
1912 648 15 0.003%
1913 750 13 0.0023%
1914 790 17 0.0024%
1915 1,044 12 0.0013%
1916 813 25 0.0026%
1917 860 24 0.0024%
1918 750 38 0.0035%
1919 924 21 0.002%
1920 954 21 0.0019%
1921 1,159 12 0.001%
1922 1,118 14 0.0013%
1923 794 36 0.0032%
1924 987 20 0.0017%
1925 994 19 0.0017%
1926 947 21 0.0019%
1927 1,104 14 0.0013%
1928 970 20 0.0019%
1929 1,455 5 0.0005%
1930 1,299 7 0.0007%
1931 1,363 6 0.0006%
1932 1,069 12 0.0012%
1933 1,104 11 0.0012%
1934 946 17 0.0018%
1935 1,136 10 0.001%
1936 919 17 0.0018%
1937 905 17 0.0017%
1938 1,192 7 0.0007%
1939 1,397 5 0.0005%
1940 0 0%
1941 1,386 5 0.0004%
1942 1,056 13 0.001%
1943 0 0%
1944 1,056 11 0.0009%
1945 1,258 6 0.0005%
1946 1,232 8 0.0005%
1947 1,045 16 0.001%
1948 1,313 7 0.0004%
1949 1,185 10 0.0006%
1950 1,479 5 0.0003%
1951 0 0%
1952 1,097 15 0.0009%
1953 907 28 0.0016%
1954 977 23 0.0013%
1955 1,275 9 0.0005%
1956 1,124 15 0.0008%
1957 1,003 23 0.0012%
1958 900 32 0.0017%
1959 743 62 0.0033%
1960 703 78 0.0041%
1961 700 75 0.004%
1962 819 44 0.0024%
1963 806 47 0.0026%
1964 830 43 0.0024%
1965 771 50 0.0031%
1966 720 60 0.0038%
1967 737 57 0.0038%
1968 689 70 0.0047%
1969 577 139 0.009%
1970 516 198 0.0124%
1971 458 274 0.0182%
1972 425 303 0.0222%
1973 398 343 0.0265%
1974 340 466 0.0359%
1975 362 419 0.0326%
1976 398 336 0.0261%
1977 399 345 0.0256%
1978 369 391 0.0291%
1979 337 500 0.0355%
1980 369 427 0.0292%
1981 447 299 0.0203%
1982 498 249 0.0167%
1983 497 240 0.0163%
1984 547 202 0.0136%
1985 575 183 0.0121%
1986 638 150 0.0099%
1987 613 172 0.0113%
1988 642 169 0.0108%
1989 696 151 0.0094%
1990 719 151 0.0091%
1991 812 109 0.0067%
1992 786 127 0.008%
1993 787 130 0.0083%
1994 866 105 0.0068%
1995 831 117 0.0078%
1996 841 115 0.0077%
1997 809 131 0.0089%
1998 897 111 0.0074%
1999 852 130 0.0087%
2000 900 124 0.0081%
2001 737 188 0.0125%
2002 662 236 0.0157%
2003 723 208 0.0137%
2004 651 269 0.0176%
2005 785 197 0.0129%
2006 736 242 0.0155%
2007 730 264 0.0167%
2008 824 212 0.0137%
2009 944 155 0.0104%
2010 1,063 120 0.0083%
2011 1,001 132 0.0093%
2012 1,001 131 0.0092%
2013 1,115 103 0.0072%
2014 1,110 107 0.0073%
2015 1,378 61 0.0042%
2016 1,356 65 0.0045%
2017 1,216 83 0.0059%
2018 1,283 71 0.0052%
2019 1,353 62 0.0046%
2020 1,652 49 0.0038%
2021 1,736 46 0.0038%
2022 1,666 57 0.0043%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Ash

Of the ash tree

English

Jasha

Slavic

Joash

Given by the Lord

Hebrew

Josia

Jehovah helps

Hebrew

Josiah

God supports

Hebrew


What names are similar to Josh?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Jose

Jehovah will increase

Spanish

Joss

A member of the Germanic tribe, the Gauts

German


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3 Comments

  1. I love this name I met a boy in my class his name is Joshua but everyone call him Josh

  2. I prayed for him

  3. He’s named after his father (my husband).


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