Josh is an established variant of Joshua that peaked in 1979 and has since faded.
Josh is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,703 for boy births in the United States (and #3,641 across all names), given to 96 babies. Josh was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1979 (531 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 96 | 96 | #1,703 |
| 2024 | 95 | 95 | #1,744 |
| 2023 | 89 | 89 | #1,809 |
| 2022 | 94 | 94 | #1,765 |
| 2021 | 100 | 100 | #1,660 |
| 2020 | 94 | 94 | #1,682 |
| 2019 | 103 | 103 | #1,609 |
| 2018 | 113 | 113 | #1,515 |
| 2017 | 129 | 129 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 108 | 108 | #1,543 |
| 2015 | 123 | 123 | #1,401 |
| 2014 | 166 | 166 | #1,144 |
| 2013 | 152 | 152 | #1,183 |
| 2012 | 167 | 167 | #1,109 |
| 2011 | 180 | 180 | #1,052 |
| 2010 | 178 | 178 | #1,083 |
| 2009 | 205 | 205 | #976 |
| 2008 | 271 | 271 | #810 |
| 2007 | 316 | 321 | #726 |
| 2006 | 302 | 302 | #715 |
| 2005 | 266 | 266 | #751 |
| 2004 | 308 | 313 | #663 |
| 2003 | 273 | 273 | #698 |
| 2002 | 274 | 279 | #676 |
| 2001 | 246 | 252 | #716 |
| 2000 | 195 | 202 | #822 |
| 1999 | 194 | 194 | #793 |
| 1998 | 166 | 166 | #876 |
| 1997 | 189 | — | #784 |
| 1996 | 166 | — | #845 |
| 1995 | 183 | — | #794 |
| 1994 | 169 | — | #815 |
| 1993 | 186 | — | #768 |
| 1992 | 181 | — | #776 |
| 1991 | 181 | — | #759 |
| 1990 | 212 | — | #700 |
| 1989 | 213 | — | #684 |
| 1988 | 240 | — | #612 |
| 1987 | 233 | — | #593 |
| 1986 | 220 | — | #601 |
| 1985 | 248 | — | #561 |
| 1984 | 259 | — | #535 |
| 1983 | 299 | — | #487 |
| 1982 | 298 | — | #492 |
| 1981 | 347 | — | #442 |
| 1980 | 461 | — | #371 |
| 1979 | 531 | — | #339 |
| 1978 | 431 | — | #371 |
| 1977 | 383 | — | #399 |
| 1976 | 387 | — | #393 |
| 1975 | 456 | — | #362 |
| 1974 | 493 | — | #345 |
| 1973 | 401 | — | #387 |
| 1972 | 356 | — | #420 |
| 1971 | 325 | — | #450 |
| 1970 | 248 | — | #511 |
| 1969 | 193 | — | #564 |
| 1968 | 135 | — | #652 |
| 1967 | 105 | — | #723 |
| 1966 | 101 | — | #735 |
| 1965 | 105 | — | #728 |
| 1964 | 95 | — | #775 |
| 1963 | 115 | — | #730 |
| 1962 | 102 | — | #758 |
| 1961 | 132 | — | #675 |
| 1960 | 129 | — | #693 |
| 1959 | 128 | — | #676 |
| 1958 | 69 | — | #911 |
| 1957 | 53 | — | #1,046 |
| 1956 | 53 | — | #1,038 |
| 1955 | 50 | — | #1,071 |
| 1954 | 51 | — | #1,049 |
| 1953 | 58 | — | #942 |
| 1952 | 54 | — | #975 |
| 1951 | 41 | — | #1,128 |
| 1950 | 39 | — | #1,150 |
| 1949 | 46 | — | #1,039 |
| 1948 | 45 | — | #1,056 |
| 1947 | 40 | — | #1,156 |
| 1946 | 43 | — | #1,051 |
| 1945 | 34 | — | #1,135 |
| 1944 | 35 | — | #1,127 |
| 1943 | 25 | — | #1,418 |
| 1942 | 31 | — | #1,262 |
| 1941 | 31 | — | #1,201 |
| 1940 | 31 | — | #1,220 |
| 1939 | 32 | — | #1,156 |
| 1938 | 33 | — | #1,138 |
| 1937 | 38 | — | #1,045 |
| 1936 | 44 | — | #933 |
| 1935 | 34 | — | #1,133 |
| 1934 | 39 | — | #1,050 |
| 1933 | 30 | — | #1,214 |
| 1932 | 40 | — | #1,068 |
| 1931 | 30 | — | #1,267 |
| 1930 | 28 | — | #1,378 |
| 1929 | 36 | — | #1,166 |
| 1928 | 44 | — | #1,050 |
| 1927 | 41 | — | #1,120 |
| 1926 | 46 | — | #1,026 |
| 1925 | 45 | — | #1,033 |
| 1924 | 47 | — | #1,040 |
| 1923 | 49 | — | #1,003 |
| 1922 | 50 | — | #1,007 |
| 1921 | 36 | — | #1,214 |
| 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 |