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Josh Name Popularity

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

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 6 0.0017%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 15 0.003%
1913 — 13 0.0023%
1914 — 17 0.0024%
1915 — 12 0.0013%
1916 — 25 0.0026%
1917 — 24 0.0024%
1918 — 38 0.0035%
1919 — 21 0.002%
1920 — 21 0.0019%
1921 — 12 0.001%
1922 — 14 0.0013%
1923 — 36 0.0032%
1924 — 20 0.0017%
1925 — 19 0.0017%
1926 — 21 0.0019%
1927 — 14 0.0013%
1928 — 20 0.0019%
1929 — 5 0.0005%
1930 — 7 0.0007%
1931 — 6 0.0006%
1932 — 12 0.0012%
1933 — 11 0.0012%
1934 — 17 0.0018%
1935 — 10 0.001%
1936 — 17 0.0018%
1937 — 17 0.0017%
1938 — 7 0.0007%
1939 — 5 0.0005%
1940 — 0 0%
1941 — 5 0.0004%
1942 — 13 0.001%
1943 — 0 0%
1944 — 11 0.0009%
1945 — 6 0.0005%
1946 — 8 0.0005%
1947 — 16 0.001%
1948 — 7 0.0004%
1949 — 10 0.0006%
1950 — 5 0.0003%
1951 — 0 0%
1952 — 15 0.0009%
1953 — 28 0.0016%
1954 — 23 0.0013%
1955 — 9 0.0005%
1956 — 15 0.0008%
1957 — 23 0.0012%
1958 — 32 0.0017%
1959 — 62 0.0033%
1960 — 78 0.0041%
1961 — 75 0.004%
1962 — 44 0.0024%
1963 — 47 0.0026%
1964 — 43 0.0024%
1965 — 50 0.0031%
1966 — 60 0.0038%
1967 — 57 0.0038%
1968 — 70 0.0047%
1969 — 139 0.009%
1970 — 198 0.0124%
1971 — 274 0.0182%
1972 — 303 0.0222%
1973 — 343 0.0265%
1974 — 466 0.0359%
1975 — 419 0.0326%
1976 — 336 0.0261%
1977 — 345 0.0256%
1978 — 391 0.0291%
1979 — 500 0.0355%
1980 — 427 0.0292%
1981 — 299 0.0203%
1982 — 249 0.0167%
1983 — 240 0.0163%
1984 — 202 0.0136%
1985 — 183 0.0121%
1986 — 150 0.0099%
1987 — 172 0.0113%
1988 — 169 0.0108%
1989 — 151 0.0094%
1990 — 151 0.0091%
1991 — 109 0.0067%
1992 — 127 0.008%
1993 — 130 0.0083%
1994 — 105 0.0068%
1995 — 117 0.0078%
1996 — 115 0.0077%
1997 — 131 0.0089%
1998 — 111 0.0074%
1999 — 130 0.0087%
2000 — 124 0.0081%
2001 — 188 0.0125%
2002 — 236 0.0157%
2003 — 208 0.0137%
2004 — 269 0.0176%
2005 — 197 0.0129%
2006 — 242 0.0155%
2007 — 264 0.0167%
2008 — 212 0.0137%
2009 — 155 0.0104%
2010 — 120 0.0083%
2011 — 132 0.0093%
2012 — 131 0.0092%
2013 — 103 0.0072%
2014 — 107 0.0073%
2015 — 61 0.0042%
2016 — 65 0.0045%
2017 — 83 0.0059%
2018 — 71 0.0052%
2019 — 62 0.0046%
2020 — 49 0.0038%
2021 — 46 0.0038%
2022 — 57 0.0043%
2023 — 59 0.0046%

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What names sound like Josh?

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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

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  2. I prayed for him

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

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