Jacob vs Joshua
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Jacob
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #43
- Peak
- #1 (1999)
- Babies in 2025
- 6,152
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
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Joshua
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #66
- Peak
- #3 (2002)
- Babies in 2025
- 4,773
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, FL
The verdict
Jacob is the more popular pick (#43 vs #66). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Jacob is a name gently stepping back from its peak, Joshua is a name gently stepping back from its peak.
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