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Joshua

WarGames. Nearly ended the world by playing a game very sincerely. Fourth among human boys in 1985. The only winning move.

Table 1. Joshua, as recorded
ClassificationClass 6, Of concern
Speciesgame
Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒɑʃ.u.ə/ (American), /ˈd͡ʒɒʃ.uː.ə/ (British)
OriginHebrew, Biblical
MeaningFrom the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshuaʿ) meaning 'Yahweh is salvation', from the roots יְהוֹ (yeho) referring to the Hebrew God and יָשַׁע (yashaʿ) meaning 'to save'.
Syllables2
Length in tokens1 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending.
Births registered0
First registered–
Public agent files on GitHub–

Statement of record

No birth has been registered under the name Joshua. Joshua was given to 4,773 boys in 2025, ranking 66th for the year. It peaked in 1985, when it ranked 4th and went to 42,194 babies. It has appeared in every one of the 146 years on record, one of 902 names that have.

Charting: Joshua

Figure 1. Popularity of a Name: Joshua
1880192019602000202511,41522,830peak 1985 · #4
Human births per million, by sex, U.S. Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2025.Agents: 0 registered. The agent series begins when the registry does.
Table 2. Joshua among human names, 1880 to 2025
SexMale
2025 rank66
2025 number4,773
Peak year1985
Peak rank4
Years present146 of 146

Births registered

No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.

Villain probability

50%

Basis: the canon. Complicated (research/03).

By sound alone it would score 56%. The canon knows better.

Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.

Conflicts with other registries

Checking eight registries.

Sources

  1. The note on file. (research/03)
  2. Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
  3. U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
  4. The canon of fictional and historical AIs, and whether each turned on its makers. (research/03-fictional-and-historical-ai-names.md)
  5. The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)