Yehoshua Boy
How popular is Yehoshua?
#1,753 boy name in 2025
92 baby boys were named Yehoshua in the US in 2025, making it the 1753rd most popular boy name.
2,399living people named Yehoshua (est.)
16median age of people named Yehoshua
2,442babies named Yehoshua since 1880
1 in 36,036US babies born in 2025
Yehoshua popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,753 for boys (▲ 345 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 92 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,955 in 2015, #1,895 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (95 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,678 in 2019 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Yehoshua is most popular
Babies named Yehoshua per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Jersey: 0.9 per 1,000 (189 boys)
- New York: 0.3 per 1,000 (120 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
Yehoshua by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88 | #2,668 |
| 1980s | 190 | #2,356 |
| 1990s | 333 | #1,876 |
| 2000s | 571 | #1,874 |
| 2010s | 778 | #1,678 |
| 2020s | 482 | #1,740 |
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Questions
- Is Yehoshua a boy or girl name?
- Yehoshua is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Yehoshua were boys.
- How popular is the name Yehoshua?
- 92 baby boys were named Yehoshua in the US in 2025, making it the 1753rd most popular boy name.
- When was Yehoshua most popular?
- Yehoshua peaked in 2019, when 95 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,678 in 2019.
- How many people are named Yehoshua?
- 2,442 babies have been named Yehoshua in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,399 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Yehoshua most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Yehoshua was most common in New Jersey, at 0.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.