Over the past 110 years, 3 013 girls and 1 213 409 boys have been named Joshua. The name Joshua ranks 2349th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Joshua in 1973. The peak of popularity of the name Joshua came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.