Boy
Josh
Josh is a boy's name, a distinctive, less common pick, that has cooled since its 1970s peak, but is still chosen today.
EtymologyShort for Joshua
EtymologyMeaning "God is salvation"
Births by decade
1900s
195
1910s
395
1920s
439
1930s
348
1940s
361
1950s
596
1960s
1,213
1970s
4,013
1980s
2,822
1990s
1,823
2000s
2,652
2010s
1,194
Peaked in the 1970s · 16,051 total U.S. births since 1900