Boys' name · peaked in 2007
Josue name popularity since 1925
57,868 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Josue. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Josue is about 20 years old in 2026. Josue peaked in 2007 as the #181 name for boys, and it ranked #330 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 57,868
- Named Josue, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #330
- for boys in 2025 (1,026 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 185 girls · 57,683 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Josue made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Josue births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Josue both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1985 and 1990, Josue became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 4,410 baby boys to 1 in 2,380.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Josue's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Josue.
Decade by decade
Babies named Josue in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 9 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 52 | #3,451 |
| 1940s | 0 | 49 | #3,161 |
| 1950s | 0 | 157 | #2,868 |
| 1960s | 0 | 354 | #1,306 |
| 1970s | 6 | 1,437 | #652 |
| 1980s | 52 | 4,510 | #416 |
| 1990s | 77 | 10,739 | #259 |
| 2000s | 42 | 18,322 | #197 |
| 2010s | 8 | 15,276 | #273 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 6,778 | #330 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
47.0% of babies named Josue from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Josue is most popular
The index compares Josue's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Josue.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.85× | 577 |
| Texas | 2.73× | 12,148 |
| California | 2.59× | 15,597 |
| Arizona | 2.43× | 1,789 |
| Florida | 1.58× | 3,241 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Josue's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Josue.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Josue (2007).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data