Joshua: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Joshua year by year

Joshua drops 15 places from 2024 (ranked 124th then). Since 2020 (77 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 39%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	139th	47
2024	124th	52
2023	110th	63
2022	135th	51
2021	120th	64
2020	100th	77

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Joshua since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Joshua appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 2002, with 142 babies. The strongest decade is the 2000s (1,192 babies). Since 1980, about 3,931 children in Québec have been named Joshua.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Joshua in Québec in 2025?

47 boys were named Joshua in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 139th rank among boy names.

Is Joshua a popular name in Québec?

Joshua ranks 139th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Joshua given most often?

In 2002, with 142 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Joshua a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Joshua only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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