JOSHUA is ranked as the 194th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 338,394.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 106.13 people named JOSHUA for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named JOSHUA is 1,135,530.
The SSA data also shows that JOSHUA is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
JOSHUA is
78.9% White,
5.5% Hispanic origin,
11.9% Black,
1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name JOSHUA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name JOSHUA is included in the following name categories:
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Biblical surname
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
English masculine given name
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JOSHUA
The state with the most people named
JOSHUA is
California where
29,424 people have this name.
Rhode Island is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named JOSHUA, as
224.58 in every 100,000
Rhode Islanders
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Texas.
Rhode Island is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
New Mexico
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name JOSHUA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
10,318
80.11
99.6%
Indiana
8,979
136.1
99.5%
Iowa
4,906
157.89
99.4%
Kansas
2,595
89.36
98.5%
Michigan
12,310
124.22
99.8%
Minnesota
8,526
156.23
99.6%
Missouri
2,706
90.36
98.8%
Nebraska
1,524
81.01
97.7%
North Dakota
1,070
144.63
96.9%
Ohio
14,177
122.28
99.6%
South Dakota
814
95.35
95.6%
Wisconsin
8,471
147.13
99.6%
West States
State stats for the first name JOSHUA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
892
121.07
96.5%
Arizona
5,373
79.81
99.0%
California
29,424
75.83
99.8%
Colorado
7,057
131.76
99.4%
Hawaii
1,632
114.93
99.1%
Idaho
1,608
98.41
98.0%
Montana
926
90.43
96.6%
Nevada
2,421
85.28
98.8%
New Mexico
1,349
64.7
97.3%
Oregon
4,376
110.23
99.1%
Utah
4,704
159.84
99.2%
Washington
8,324
117.87
99.6%
Wyoming
653
111.74
95.8%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name JOSHUA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
5,034
139.96
99.4%
Maine
2,730
205.24
98.8%
Massachusetts
8,648
128.21
99.5%
New Hampshire
2,383
179.57
98.7%
New Jersey
7,693
86.07
99.4%
New York
16,953
85.85
99.7%
Pennsylvania
11,226
87.79
99.5%
Rhode Island
2,370
224.58
99.1%
Vermont
890
142.02
98.1%
South States
State stats for the first name JOSHUA
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JOSHUA as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named JOSHUA.
The most popular full name is JOSHUA Smith.
1.09% of all the people named JOSHUA
have this family name.
There are 26449 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JOSHUA