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Origin and meaning of Josh

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Boys - 100% (1,608 births)

Girls - 0% (0 births)

Source: US SSA data
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Origin:: English variant of the name Joshua
Meaning:: God is salvation
More info:: This is a diminutive form of the name Joshua, which is derived from the Hebrew name Yehoshu'a, which means "God is salvation".

Pronunciation:: JASH

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Popularity:: Ranks 1,107th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Josh (Source: US SSA)

Rank

Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Josh was chosen 15,795 times as a name, 0 times for girls and 15,795 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	2,457	-	1,107	-	166
2011	2,365	-	1,062	-	175
2010	2,380	-	1,080	-	177
2009	2,155	-	970	-	205
2008	1,797	-	815	-	268
2007	1,602	-	725	-	316
2006	1,590	-	715	-	301
2005	1,666	-	751	-	265
2004	1,472	-	662	-	308
2003	1,562	-	697	-	273
2002	1,515	-	676	-	274
2001	1,620	-	715	-	246
2000	1,863	-	821	-	195
1999	1,826	-	792	-	194
1998	1,998	-	876	-	166
1997	1,791	-	787	-	188
1996	1,924	-	848	-	165
1995	1,777	-	795	-	183
1994	1,860	-	813	-	169
1993	1,757	-	777	-	184
1992	1,775	-	779	-	180
1991	1,747	-	758	-	181
1990	1,576	-	699	-	211
1989	1,516	-	684	-	213
1988	1,373	-	614	-	237
1987	1,340	-	597	-	232
1986	1,344	-	601	-	220
1985	1,240	-	561	-	248
1984	1,180	-	535	-	259
1983	1,061	-	487	-	299
1982	1,088	-	495	-	296
1981	971	-	442	-	345
1980	834	-	375	-	458
1979	744	-	340	-	531
1978	832	-	372	-	427
1977	894	-	399	-	384
1976	867	-	393	-	388
1975	789	-	362	-	456
1974	740	-	345	-	495
1973	835	-	387	-	400
1972	905	-	420	-	358
1971	987	-	450	-	325
1970	1,142	-	512	-	248
1969	1,270	-	565	-	192
1968	1,499	-	657	-	134
1967	1,656	-	723	-	106
1966	1,711	-	731	-	102
1965	1,703	-	729	-	105
1964	1,862	-	779	-	94
1963	1,691	-	732	-	114
1962	1,780	-	755	-	103
1961	1,588	-	675	-	131
1960	1,600	-	693	-	129
1959	1,563	-	678	-	127
1958	2,105	-	912	-	69
1957	2,466	-	1,070	-	51
1956	2,329	-	1,013	-	55
1955	2,401	-	1,072	-	50
1954	2,371	-	1,051	-	51
1953	2,156	-	950	-	57
1952	2,186	-	968	-	55
1951	2,496	-	1,129	-	41
1950	2,532	-	1,154	-	39
1949	2,287	-	1,020	-	47
1948	2,366	-	1,058	-	45
1947	2,544	-	1,157	-	40
1946	2,312	-	1,065	-	42
1945	2,360	-	1,114	-	35
1944	2,384	-	1,124	-	35
1943	2,969	-	1,418	-	25
1942	2,585	-	1,262	-	31
1941	2,465	-	1,201	-	31
1940	2,444	-	1,220	-	31
1939	2,354	-	1,156	-	32
1938	2,298	-	1,138	-	33
1937	2,084	-	1,027	-	39
1936	1,942	-	943	-	43
1935	2,248	-	1,132	-	34
1934	2,091	-	1,051	-	39
1933	2,406	-	1,213	-	30
1932	2,085	-	1,067	-	40
1931	2,464	-	1,267	-	30
1930	2,672	-	1,379	-	28
1929	2,309	-	1,182	-	35
1928	2,082	-	1,052	-	44
1927	2,215	-	1,118	-	41
1926	2,054	-	1,025	-	46
1925	2,099	-	1,035	-	45
1924	2,104	-	1,038	-	47
1923	2,028	-	1,000	-	49
1922	2,007	-	1,005	-	50
1921	2,424	-	1,214	-	36
1920	2,097	-	1,045	-	45
1919	2,150	-	1,071	-	41
1918	1,931	-	955	-	49
1917	2,038	-	1,010	-	42
1916	1,722	-	848	-	55
1915	2,012	-	1,007	-	40
1914	1,774	-	874	-	39
1913	1,626	-	784	-	37
1912	1,462	-	685	-	39
1911	1,325	-	554	-	30
1910	1,475	-	610	-	23
1909	1,441	-	584	-	21
1908	1,243	-	495	-	26
1907	1,423	-	574	-	19
1906	1,698	-	694	-	13
1905	1,451	-	580	-	17
1904	1,358	-	527	-	18
1903	1,190	-	458	-	21
1902	1,355	-	529	-	17
1901	1,218	-	460	-	18
1900	1,176	-	461	-	25
1899	1,246	-	468	-	17
1898	1,116	-	424	-	22
1897	1,085	-	418	-	21
1896	1,065	-	413	-	23
1895	934	-	364	-	27
1894	1,164	-	473	-	18
1893	1,193	-	471	-	16
1892	998	-	408	-	22
1891	1,004	-	404	-	19
1890	896	-	364	-	24
1889	916	-	385	-	22
1888	882	-	381	-	24
1887	1,025	-	444	-	15
1886	711	-	317	-	29
1885	800	-	371	-	23
1884	718	-	341	-	27
1883	667	-	321	-	27
1882	986	-	504	-	14
1881	699	-	356	-	22
1880	575	-	300	-	31

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	785	-	371
1890-99	1051	-	415
1900-09	1346	-	531
1910-19	1707	-	814
1920-29	2123	-	1059
1930-39	2254	-	1135
1940-49	2492	-	1180
1950-59	2338	-	1035
1960-64	1665	-	714
1965-69	1642	-	710
1970-74	967	-	442
1975-79	846	-	382
1980-84	989	-	450
1985-89	1324	-	593
1990-94	1714	-	753
1995-99	1873	-	827
2000	1863	-	821
2001	1620	-	715
2002	1515	-	676
2003	1562	-	697
2004	1472	-	662
2005	1666	-	751
2006	1590	-	715
2007	1602	-	725
2008	1797	-	815
2009	2155	-	970
2010	2380	-	1080
2011	2365	-	1062
2012	2457	-	1107

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Meaning of Josh: This is a diminutive form of the name Joshua, which is derived from the Hebrew name Yehoshu'a, which means "God is salvation"

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