Names / Boy names
Joash
Current rank
#4,613
and rising
All-time peak
#3,842
in 2024
First recorded
1980
in U.S. data
Children named
406
since 1980
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,842 in 2024 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Joash first shows up in American naming records in 1980, where it reads as a boys' name. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Only about 406 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.