Josue is an established variant of Jose that peaked in 2007 and has grown less common since.
Josue is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #330 for boy births in the United States (and #643 across all names), given to 1,026 babies — 1,038 including U.S. territories. Josue first appears in 1924 and peaked in 2007 (2,272 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,026 | 1,038 | — | #330 |
| 2024 | 1,144 | 1,150 | — | #294 |
| 2023 | 1,125 | 1,134 | — | #295 |
| 2022 | 1,173 | 1,183 | — | #290 |
| 2021 | 1,079 | 1,093 | — | #311 |
| 2020 | 1,231 | 1,240 | — | #275 |
| 2019 | 1,402 | 1,418 | — | #259 |
| 2018 | 1,664 | 1,684 | — | #226 |
| 2017 | 1,538 | 1,562 | — | #240 |
| 2016 | 1,353 | 1,377 | — | #271 |
| 2015 | 1,348 | 1,385 | — | #273 |
| 2014 | 1,368 | 1,405 | — | #268 |
| 2013 | 1,454 | 1,489 | — | #251 |
| 2012 | 1,514 | 1,552 | — | #237 |
| 2011 | 1,647 | 1,689 | #12,707 | #214 |
| 2010 | 1,996 | 2,043 | — | #184 |
| 2009 | 1,982 | 2,074 | #14,384 | #193 |
| 2008 | 2,169 | 2,240 | — | #183 |
| 2007 | 2,272 | 2,344 | — | #181 |
| 2006 | 2,060 | 2,127 | #11,891 | #193 |
| 2005 | 1,960 | 2,054 | #11,327 | #197 |
| 2004 | 1,746 | 1,851 | — | #208 |
| 2003 | 1,674 | 1,776 | — | #213 |
| 2002 | 1,571 | 1,693 | #16,671 | #220 |
| 2001 | 1,570 | 1,695 | #16,533 | #220 |
| 2000 | 1,360 | 1,487 | #12,402 | #247 |
| 1999 | 1,315 | 1,498 | #15,509 | #245 |
| 1998 | 1,180 | 1,357 | #15,223 | #256 |
| 1997 | 1,159 | — | #14,783 | #252 |
| 1996 | 1,143 | — | #8,454 | #254 |
| 1995 | 1,093 | — | #14,423 | #259 |
| 1994 | 1,082 | — | #7,838 | #264 |
| 1993 | 995 | — | #9,996 | #285 |
| 1992 | 999 | — | #9,902 | #286 |
| 1991 | 978 | — | #7,635 | #275 |
| 1990 | 872 | — | #8,810 | #292 |
| 1989 | 707 | — | #6,724 | #335 |
| 1988 | 628 | — | #10,957 | #341 |
| 1987 | 547 | — | — | #357 |
| 1986 | 490 | — | #10,072 | #379 |
| 1985 | 425 | — | #9,851 | #416 |
| 1984 | 408 | — | #5,678 | #417 |
| 1983 | 351 | — | — | #445 |
| 1982 | 323 | — | — | #471 |
| 1981 | 350 | — | #11,114 | #445 |
| 1980 | 333 | — | #11,075 | #466 |
| 1979 | 251 | — | — | #535 |
| 1978 | 190 | — | — | #606 |
| 1977 | 196 | — | — | #604 |
| 1976 | 175 | — | — | #620 |
| 1975 | 165 | — | #8,427 | #652 |
| 1974 | 153 | — | — | #653 |
| 1973 | 117 | — | — | #744 |
| 1972 | 80 | — | — | #898 |
| 1971 | 67 | — | — | #992 |
| 1970 | 49 | — | — | #1,186 |
| 1969 | 52 | — | — | #1,078 |
| 1968 | 38 | — | — | #1,239 |
| 1967 | 43 | — | — | #1,141 |
| 1966 | 41 | — | — | #1,173 |
| 1965 | 35 | — | — | #1,306 |
| 1964 | 34 | — | — | #1,362 |
| 1963 | 37 | — | — | #1,291 |
| 1962 | 20 | — | — | #1,834 |
| 1961 | 34 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1960 | 20 | — | — | #1,840 |
| 1959 | 24 | — | — | #1,643 |
| 1958 | 24 | — | — | #1,619 |
| 1957 | 19 | — | — | #1,863 |
| 1956 | 23 | — | — | #1,664 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | — | #2,868 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | — | #2,846 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | — | #2,617 |
| 1952 | 16 | — | — | #1,975 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | — | #2,566 |
| 1950 | 13 | — | — | #2,151 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | — | #2,902 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | — | #2,697 |
| 1946 | 11 | — | — | #2,340 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,161 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,792 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,830 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | — | #3,705 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,289 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | — | #2,561 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | — | #3,337 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,353 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | — | #3,451 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #3,938 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | — | #2,866 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,569 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | — | #2,855 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | — | #4,115 |