Josha is a rare variant of Joshua that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Josha is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2005. Josha first appears in 1971 and peaked in 1982 (27 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,316 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,199 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,733 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,644 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,802 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,054 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | — | #5,859 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | — | #5,759 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | — | #6,164 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #8,254 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | — | #4,851 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | — | #5,052 |
| 1991 | 25 | — | #10,787 | #3,396 |
| 1990 | 27 | — | — | #2,524 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | — | #2,839 |
| 1988 | 26 | — | — | #2,330 |
| 1987 | 26 | — | #9,217 | #2,775 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | — | #2,562 |
| 1985 | 21 | — | — | #2,466 |
| 1984 | 19 | — | — | #2,576 |
| 1983 | 17 | — | — | #2,734 |
| 1982 | 27 | — | — | #2,027 |
| 1981 | 23 | — | #11,110 | #2,627 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | — | #2,790 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | — | #3,452 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,348 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | — | #2,841 |
| 1976 | 17 | — | #6,270 | #4,205 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | — | #4,112 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,595 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #4,789 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,343 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,273 |