Josua is a rare variant of Jose that peaked in 1987 and has since faded.
Josua is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Josua was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 1987 (50 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #13,247 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #9,114 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #13,190 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #13,168 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #13,012 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #13,049 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #10,190 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | #7,452 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #13,531 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #6,441 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #7,167 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #6,039 |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | #4,188 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #4,927 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #8,902 |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | #4,587 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | #4,911 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #5,844 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #4,518 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #5,462 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #4,740 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #3,955 |
| 1994 | 20 | — | #3,396 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | #3,738 |
| 1992 | 18 | — | #3,531 |
| 1991 | 26 | — | #2,642 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | #3,010 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | #2,841 |
| 1988 | 42 | — | #1,689 |
| 1987 | 50 | — | #1,449 |
| 1986 | 49 | — | #1,424 |
| 1985 | 48 | — | #1,423 |
| 1984 | 23 | — | #2,262 |
| 1983 | 33 | — | #1,730 |
| 1982 | 19 | — | #2,556 |
| 1981 | 29 | — | #1,924 |
| 1980 | 20 | — | #2,484 |
| 1979 | 21 | — | #2,340 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #3,143 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #5,471 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #3,602 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #2,698 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | #3,228 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #3,323 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,348 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #3,256 |