Yoshua is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Yoshua is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,236 for boy births in the United States (and #6,955 across all names), given to 37 babies. Yoshua first appears in 1984 and peaked in 2025 (37 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | #3,236 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | #3,689 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | #3,875 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | #3,688 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #5,967 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | #4,948 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #6,333 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #5,105 |
| 2016 | 20 | 20 | #4,936 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #5,736 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | #5,246 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | #5,651 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #5,197 |
| 2010 | 24 | 24 | #4,236 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #5,323 |
| 2008 | 27 | 27 | #3,917 |
| 2007 | 23 | 23 | #4,367 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #6,450 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #6,211 |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 | #4,598 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #6,246 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #8,436 |
| 2001 | 11 | 16 | #6,436 |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | #5,575 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #11,577 |
| 1998 | 8 | 14 | #7,542 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #10,790 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #5,181 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #5,117 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #5,444 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #8,685 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #5,227 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,630 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #6,219 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #4,966 |