Is Joshuah a boy or girl name?

Joshuah is a boy’s name. Of the 2,873 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Joshuah

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Joshuah was most popular in 1989, when 106 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,330 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,873 people named Joshuah.

Joshuah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Joshuah’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Joshuah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Joshuah is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,873 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Joshuah

Where Joshuah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org