Is Yehoshua a boy or girl name?
Yehoshua is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 69 boys were named Yehoshua, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,348 US babies named Yehoshua were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,148
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Yehoshua since 1970
- 2,348
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 95 babies
Boys and girls named Yehoshua, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 73 | #2,059 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 75 | #2,034 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 93 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 78 | #1,909 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 95 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 83 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 72 | #2,010 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,980 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,043 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 80 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 68 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 80 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 86 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,166 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 77 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 67 | #2,069 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,125 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 52 | #2,296 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 47 | #2,311 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 52 | #2,049 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,375 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 52 | #1,901 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,446 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,676 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,616 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,638 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,597 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,605 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,864 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,959 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,720 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,599 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,426 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,822 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,491 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,686 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,778 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,963 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,776 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,549 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,574 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,722 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,301 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,184 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,690 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,432 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,900 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,225 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Yehoshua reached #1,688 in 2019. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Yehoshua
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.