The baby name Joshua appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1989 with 49,116 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Joshua has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 24 |
| 1913 | 65 |
| 1914 | 63 |
| 1915 | 112 |
| 1916 | 77 |
| 1917 | 120 |
| 1918 | 122 |
| 1919 | 132 |
| 1920 | 133 |
| 1921 | 129 |
| 1922 | 103 |
| 1923 | 130 |
| 1924 | 106 |
| 1925 | 89 |
| 1926 | 90 |
| 1927 | 108 |
| 1928 | 107 |
| 1929 | 86 |
| 1930 | 122 |
| 1931 | 78 |
| 1932 | 85 |
| 1933 | 83 |
| 1934 | 87 |
| 1935 | 73 |
| 1936 | 80 |
| 1937 | 68 |
| 1938 | 34 |
| 1939 | 95 |
| 1940 | 86 |
| 1941 | 79 |
| 1942 | 93 |
| 1943 | 88 |
| 1944 | 97 |
| 1945 | 82 |
| 1946 | 99 |
| 1947 | 159 |
| 1948 | 133 |
| 1949 | 186 |
| 1950 | 124 |
| 1951 | 136 |
| 1952 | 182 |
| 1953 | 153 |
| 1954 | 143 |
| 1955 | 221 |
| 1956 | 231 |
| 1957 | 260 |
| 1958 | 230 |
| 1959 | 272 |
| 1960 | 287 |
| 1961 | 324 |
| 1962 | 290 |
| 1963 | 309 |
| 1964 | 329 |
| 1965 | 433 |
| 1966 | 462 |
| 1967 | 501 |
| 1968 | 685 |
| 1969 | 1,261 |
| 1970 | 2,050 |
| 1971 | 3,711 |
| 1972 | 5,261 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1973 | 8,698 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1974 | 12,952 |
| 1975 | 8 |
| 1975 | 16,493 |
| 1976 | 36 |
| 1976 | 19,234 |
| 1977 | 56 |
| 1977 | 28,895 |
| 1978 | 105 |
| 1978 | 31,247 |
| 1979 | 170 |
| 1979 | 37,878 |
| 1980 | 152 |
| 1980 | 45,551 |
| 1981 | 231 |
| 1981 | 44,433 |
| 1982 | 209 |
| 1982 | 42,869 |
| 1983 | 217 |
| 1983 | 42,785 |
| 1984 | 258 |
| 1984 | 45,126 |
| 1985 | 296 |
| 1985 | 44,435 |
| 1986 | 284 |
| 1986 | 47,269 |
| 1987 | 298 |
| 1987 | 44,754 |
| 1988 | 320 |
| 1988 | 47,761 |
| 1989 | 156 |
| 1989 | 49,116 |
| 1990 | 109 |
| 1990 | 46,332 |
| 1991 | 51 |
| 1991 | 43,881 |
| 1992 | 49 |
| 1992 | 42,475 |
| 1993 | 17 |
| 1993 | 40,217 |
| 1994 | 11 |
| 1994 | 37,763 |
| 1995 | 20 |
| 1995 | 35,803 |
| 1996 | 32 |
| 1996 | 33,214 |
| 1997 | 32,036 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1998 | 31,660 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 1999 | 31,260 |
| 2000 | 30,346 |
| 2001 | 28,145 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2002 | 28,754 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2003 | 26,698 |
| 2004 | 91 |
| 2004 | 26,022 |
| 2005 | 24,796 |
| 2006 | 26,184 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2007 | 22,078 |
| 2008 | 20,599 |
| 2009 | 20,048 |
| 2010 | 16,863 |
| 2011 | 15,245 |
| 2012 | 15,186 |
| 2013 | 14,196 |
| 2014 | 12,269 |
| 2015 | 12,699 |
| 2016 | 12,438 |
| 2017 | 11,608 |
| 2018 | 9,443 |
| 2019 | 8,305 |
| 2020 | 5,871 |
| 2021 | 6,245 |
| 2022 | 5,855 |
| 2023 | 5,429 |
| 2024 | 5,624 |