Description of the name "Josh"
The Short-term(recent 3 years) Trend of this Boy name is stalled, And The Long-term(recent 25 years) Trend is stalled.
here's more graphs and information.
Visualized Trend by Regions for 'Josh'Visualized Trend by States for 'Josh'
The total number and actual popularities of births of the name "Josh"
Years with the same rank do not necessarily indicate the same number of births. Name data come from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.The rankings of the name "Josh" by years
Name Rankings by Generations
In the G.I. Generation(1901~1927), the popularity of name "Josh" is 995th out of 1654 names.
In the Silent Generation(1928~1945), the popularity of name "Josh" is 1307th out of 1332 names.
In the Baby Boomers(1946~1964), the popularity of name "Josh" is 948th out of 1361 names.
In the Generation X (Gen X)(1965~1980), the popularity of name "Josh" is 458th out of 1399 names.
In the Millennials (Gen Y)(1981~1996), the popularity of name "Josh" is 648th out of 1406 names.
In the Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers)(1997~2012), the popularity of name "Josh" is 819th out of 1436 names.
Name Rankings by Generations and Regions
| TOP(%) | MidWest | Northeast | South | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.I. Generation (1901~1927) |
- | - | - | - |
| Silent Generation (1928~1945) |
- | - | - | - |
| Baby Boomers (1946~1964) |
- | - | - | - |
| Generation X (Gen X) (1965~1980) |
- | - | - | - |
| Millennials (Gen Y) (1981~1996) |
- | - | - | - |
| Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers) (1997~2012) |
- | - | - | - |
| Generation Alpha (2013~2023) |
- | - | - | - |
Popularities by States
In this context, popularity is determined by dividing the number of births with a specific name in a given state by the total number of births in that state. This method provides an absolute measure of popularity that remains unaffected by population size.