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Josh Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Josh?

In 2018 the uncommon name Josh, ranked the 1,514th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Josh is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #300 was reached in 1880.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1979 with 531 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Josh was 13 in 1906.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Josh occurred roughly during the years 1909-1912, 1913-1916, 1955-1959, 1967-1974, and 1976-1979, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1903-1906, and 2012-2016.

For a number of years, the name Josh has been moving downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Josh for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Josh?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The name Josh is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Josh (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 112 1,514
2017 128 1,377
2016 108 1,538
2015 122 1,405
2014 165 1,146
2013 151 1,188
2012 167 1,109
2011 178 1,060
2010 178 1,083
2009 205 976
2008 269 816
2007 316 726
2006 301 717
2005 266 751
2004 308 662
2003 273 698
2002 274 676
2001 246 716
2000 195 821
1999 194 792
1998 166 876
1997 189 785
1996 165 848
1995 183 794
1994 169 815
1993 184 777
1992 180 779
1991 181 759
1990 212 700
1989 214 683
1988 239 613
1987 233 593
1986 220 601
1985 249 559
1984 260 533
1983 300 487
1982 297 493
1981 350 441
1980 460 371
1979 531 340
1978 429 373
1977 383 399
1976 386 394
1975 456 362
1974 496 345
1973 401 386
1972 356 420
1971 325 450
1970 248 511
1969 193 564
1968 135 653
1967 105 724
1966 102 732
1965 105 729
1964 95 774
1963 114 732
1962 103 756
1961 132 675
1960 129 692
1959 127 678
1958 69 909
1957 51 1,066
1956 55 1,015
1955 50 1,071
1954 51 1,050
1953 57 950
1952 55 966
1951 41 1,128
1950 40 1,134
1949 46 1,038
1948 45 1,056
1947 40 1,157
1946 43 1,050
1945 34 1,135
1944 35 1,126
1943 25 1,418
1942 31 1,263
1941 31 1,201
1940 31 1,220
1939 32 1,154
1938 33 1,138
1937 38 1,046
1936 44 932
1935 34 1,133
1934 39 1,051
1933 30 1,215
1932 40 1,068
1931 30 1,267
1930 28 1,378
1929 36 1,167
1928 44 1,050
1927 41 1,121
1926 46 1,026
1925 45 1,034
1924 47 1,039
1923 49 1,003
1922 50 1,007
1921 36 1,213
1920 45 1,043
1919 41 1,069
1918 49 955
1917 42 1,009
1916 55 848
1915 40 1,006
1914 39 874
1913 37 784
1912 39 685
1911 30 554
1910 23 610
1909 21 584
1908 26 495
1907 19 574
1906 13 694
1905 17 580
1904 18 527
1903 21 458
1902 17 529
1901 18 460
1900 25 461
1899 17 467
1898 22 424
1897 21 418
1896 23 412
1895 27 364
1894 18 473
1893 16 471
1892 22 408
1891 19 404
1890 24 364
1889 22 385
1888 24 381
1887 15 443
1886 29 317
1885 23 371
1884 27 341
1883 27 321
1882 14 504
1881 22 356
1880 31 300

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.