Is Josh a boy or girl name?
Josh is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 95 boys were named Josh, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 17,193 US babies named Josh were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,736
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Josh since 1880
- 17,193
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 531 babies
Boys and girls named Josh, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 234 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 209 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 195 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 395 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 439 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 348 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 361 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 597 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,212 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 4,012 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 2,819 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,827 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,656 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,417 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 472 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 89 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 94 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 100 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 94 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 103 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 113 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 129 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 108 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 123 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 166 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 151 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 167 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 179 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 178 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 205 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 271 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 316 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 302 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 266 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 308 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 273 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 274 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 246 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 195 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 194 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 166 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 189 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 166 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 183 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 169 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 186 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 181 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 181 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 212 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 214 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 240 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 233 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 220 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 248 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 259 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 299 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 298 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 348 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 460 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 531 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 432 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 383 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 387 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 456 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 493 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 401 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 356 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 325 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 248 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 193 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 135 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 105 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 101 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 105 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 95 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 115 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 102 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 132 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 129 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 128 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 69 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 53 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 53 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 50 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 51 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 58 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 54 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 40 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 46 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 45 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 40 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 43 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 34 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 35 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 31 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 44 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 34 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 39 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 30 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 30 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 36 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 44 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 41 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 46 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 45 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 47 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 49 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 50 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 36 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 45 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 41 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 49 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 42 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 55 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 40 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 39 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 37 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 39 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 30 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 23 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 21 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 26 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 19 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 13 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 17 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 18 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 21 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 17 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 18 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 25 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 17 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 22 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 21 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 23 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 27 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 18 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 16 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 22 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 19 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 24 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 22 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 24 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 15 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 29 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 23 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 27 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 27 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 14 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 22 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 31 | #300 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Josh reached #300 in 1880. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Josh
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.