The baby name Josh appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1979 with 666 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Josh has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1912 | 25 |
| 1913 | 13 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 24 |
| 1916 | 42 |
| 1917 | 32 |
| 1918 | 58 |
| 1919 | 31 |
| 1920 | 29 |
| 1921 | 17 |
| 1922 | 28 |
| 1923 | 59 |
| 1924 | 31 |
| 1925 | 25 |
| 1926 | 47 |
| 1927 | 22 |
| 1928 | 30 |
| 1929 | 5 |
| 1930 | 21 |
| 1931 | 6 |
| 1932 | 12 |
| 1933 | 11 |
| 1934 | 22 |
| 1935 | 15 |
| 1936 | 29 |
| 1937 | 23 |
| 1938 | 14 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1941 | 5 |
| 1942 | 19 |
| 1944 | 11 |
| 1945 | 6 |
| 1946 | 8 |
| 1947 | 33 |
| 1948 | 7 |
| 1949 | 10 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1952 | 15 |
| 1953 | 30 |
| 1954 | 28 |
| 1955 | 9 |
| 1956 | 14 |
| 1957 | 31 |
| 1958 | 29 |
| 1959 | 90 |
| 1960 | 82 |
| 1961 | 59 |
| 1962 | 36 |
| 1963 | 35 |
| 1964 | 25 |
| 1965 | 57 |
| 1966 | 50 |
| 1967 | 50 |
| 1968 | 50 |
| 1969 | 104 |
| 1970 | 179 |
| 1971 | 292 |
| 1972 | 309 |
| 1973 | 408 |
| 1974 | 509 |
| 1975 | 470 |
| 1976 | 454 |
| 1977 | 417 |
| 1978 | 458 |
| 1979 | 666 |
| 1980 | 523 |
| 1981 | 339 |
| 1982 | 273 |
| 1983 | 285 |
| 1984 | 196 |
| 1985 | 214 |
| 1986 | 150 |
| 1987 | 183 |
| 1988 | 162 |
| 1989 | 139 |
| 1990 | 147 |
| 1991 | 98 |
| 1992 | 157 |
| 1993 | 153 |
| 1994 | 105 |
| 1995 | 101 |
| 1996 | 121 |
| 1997 | 133 |
| 1998 | 102 |
| 1999 | 131 |
| 2000 | 111 |
| 2001 | 218 |
| 2002 | 230 |
| 2003 | 187 |
| 2004 | 318 |
| 2005 | 198 |
| 2006 | 245 |
| 2007 | 229 |
| 2008 | 208 |
| 2009 | 154 |
| 2010 | 121 |
| 2011 | 115 |
| 2012 | 153 |
| 2013 | 120 |
| 2014 | 106 |
| 2015 | 63 |
| 2016 | 91 |
| 2017 | 139 |
| 2018 | 70 |
| 2019 | 66 |
| 2020 | 53 |
| 2021 | 49 |
| 2022 | 57 |
| 2023 | 64 |
| 2024 | 63 |