Baby Name Popularity Profile

Josue

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Josue.

✦ God is salvation 🌍 Hebrew Biblical Traditional
National Rank (2025) #330
All-Time Peak Rank #181 Achieved 2007
Total U.S. Births 57,689 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.9% Boy / 0.1% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1924 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2000s 2,272 births in 2007
💡 The Josue Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning God is salvation
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
Derived from the Hebrew name Yehoshua, meaning 'Yahweh is salvation'. It is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Joshua.
Common Nicknames
Jos
Alternative Spellings
Joshua Iosue
Pronunciation: ho-SWAY
Themes & Categories
Biblical Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Josue across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -16.7%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -23.9%
2015: 1,348 births 1,348 2016: 1,353 births 2017: 1,538 births 2018: 1,664 births 2019: 1,402 births 2020: 1,231 births 1,231 2021: 1,079 births 2022: 1,173 births 2023: 1,125 births 2024: 1,144 births 2025: 1,026 births 1,026
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 2,272 births in 2007
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 46 yrs
Longest Streak 78 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 15
1930s: 52
1940s: 49
1950s: 157
1960s: 354
1970s: 1,437
1980s: 4,510
1990s: 10,739
2000s: 18,322
2010s: 15,276
2020s: 6,778

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Josu-e
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with J, a letter used by only 7.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Texas, California, Arizona, Florida
States with Data 42
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #416 577 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #197 12,143 2008 22.4% Decline
California #210 15,567 2007 24.3% Decline
Arizona #290 1,789 2007 6.9% Decline
Florida #325 3,241 2007 31.8% Decline
Maryland #212 1,004 2009 22.2% Decline
New Mexico Unranked 337 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #501 568 2007 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 273 2007 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #286 1,632 2007 26.2% Decline
Colorado #392 706 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #357 1,280 2006 34.3% Decline
Washington #394 890 2008 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #300 1,523 2008 Stable
Georgia #330 1,368 2007 Insufficient historical volume
New York #304 3,536 2008 15.3% Decline
Utah #496 354 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #370 2,093 2007 31.0% Decline
Connecticut Unranked 450 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 133 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #301 872 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #219 233 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #284 652 2018 +3.3% Growth
Kansas #283 313 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #337 375 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #338 281 2008 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #335 313 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #348 366 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 38 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #502 432 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #537 220 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #437 295 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #593 295 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 57 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #508 216 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #619 603 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky Unranked 174 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #948 351 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #608 332 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #683 158 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 61 2008 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 10 2019 Insufficient historical volume

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