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Josh

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
God Saves

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Josh

Pronunciation

j(o)-sh

Famous People

Actor Josh Hartnett, Actor Josh Charles

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1979 (rank #340, 531 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1699, 96 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202596
202495
202389
202294
2021100
202094
2019103
2018113
2017129
2016108

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #84, 657 births); most recent 2025 (rank #759, 45 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202545
202437
202341
202245
202163
202074
201962
201890
2017106
2016137

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #990, 38 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1342, 24 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202324
202226
202121
202025
201921
201823
201716
201634
201538
201433

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #56, 142 births); most recent 2025 (rank #188, 25 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202525
202432
202354
202242
202145
202048
201969
201863
201759
201688

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #28, 257 births); most recent 2025 (rank #208, 20 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202520
202419
202324
202233
202139
202052
201957
201882
201775
201671

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #38, 74 births); most recent 2025 (rank #395, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20253
202412
20239
20228
202113
202015
201917
201818
201722
201630

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #249, 14 births); most recent 2023 (rank #399, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20238
20226
20216
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence