as a First Name
Short form of Joshua, now quite frequent in Britain as an independent given name.
| 448th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 106,005
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Dakota
- has the most people named Josh per capita
- 1974
- marked the height of its popularity
0%
100%
2%
55+
55+
52%
30-54
30-54
18%
13-29
13-29
28%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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