U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Josue?

Josue was the #802 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Josue

60,561

About 1 in 5,473 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#802

More common than 98.5% of listed first names

Peak year

2007

2,272 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

1,026

#643 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 5,473

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

99.6% male0.4% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic2.16%
Black, non-Hispanic2.50%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.10%
Asian / Pacific Islander0.35%
Two or more races0.15%
Hispanic or Latino94.7%

Reading the result

Josue across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Josue reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2007, with 2,272 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 1,026 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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