What do people think of the baby name Josh?

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Thoughts on the name Josh? Not for me, but for my sister. She asked me to post it!!

I think that's the best recommendation any name can have. Being the only Elizabeth or Caroline in an era of Tracey and Debra or the sole Henry in a sea of Darren and Wayne would be a great big plus.

too common (as in, overly used)

I have a Joshua, don't particularly like Josh, but would call him that if he wanted me to. He doesn't. Some of his friends call him Josh though.

@pambeesleyhalpert he does have a sister called Isabella. On his Dad's side, so the name is nothing to do with me.

I know one in their 20s, one in their 30s. And a toddler.

I think it will be a "timeless" name in years to come, like Jack, Noah because the.classics.are more.Peter, Mark.colin, Graham etc

I think Joshua is a lovely name.
Yes, most will end up being called 'Josh' day to day, but it is nice to have the fuller version for some occasions.

Joshua is fine. Josh only as a nn.

Colin is a diminutive of Nicholas.

I know at least 2 that are just Josh on BC, not Joshua.

Naughty boys name

I like Joshua, Josh is the natural nickname. Wouldn’t use just Josh.

Don’t do it , a number of years ago an acquaintance of mine named her son Josh and he had a bad lisp for a number of years, they had to use his second name,

Love it!!

I’m Jewish and it’s been popular for us for decades. There’s three Jewish state governors in the US named Josh!

Not keen. Trying to be trendy. Joshua would be fine strangely.

It's fine.

Josh sounds best with short surnames.

I know many named Josh, Kai, Jake, Sam, Matthew, Oliver and Jack who are about 18 - 35. .

Josh(ua) was enormously popular in the 90s and into the 2010s. It was top 5 for over a decade. There are absolutely masses of twenty something and teen Joshes around. It is very much not rare in the UK, relatively or otherwise!

I love Joshua nn Josh.

To some, the ones I know are just Colin 🙄

The ones I know are just Colin, but Colin is from Nicholas.

That it’s short for Joshua

Anyone remember Guru Josh?

I don’t love it.
I do know a lovely Josh though.

How is Collin from Nicholas?

It’s a bit dated now.

Josh is half a name.

Joshua is ok but a bit dated