Josha

JOH-shuh /ˈdʒoʊʃə/
boy 2 syllables fading

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 was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 1982 (27 births).

About the name Josha

PronunciationJOH-shuh /ˈdʒoʊʃə/
CultureDutch

Names similar to Josha

JoshuaJosiahJoshJoshuahJoesiahJossiahJociahJosephJoshalyn

How popular is Josha?

Boys named Josha
19711975198019851990199520002005
Boys named Josha per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1971–2005 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2005) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Josha
19761980198519901991
Girls named Josha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1971–2005 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2005) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Josha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
200555—#12,316
200366—#10,199
200177—#8,733
200077—#8,644
199999—#6,802
19981010—#6,054
199710——#5,859
199610——#5,759
19959——#6,164
19946——#8,254
199312——#4,851
199211——#5,052
199125—#10,787#3,396
199027——#2,524
198922——#2,839
198826——#2,330
198726—#9,217#2,775
198621——#2,562
198521——#2,466
198419——#2,576
198317——#2,734
198227——#2,027
198123—#11,110#2,627
198017——#2,790
197912——#3,452
19788——#4,348
197715——#2,841
197617—#6,270#4,205
19758——#4,112
19745——#5,595
19736——#4,789
19725——#5,343
19715——#5,273
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