Joshua vs Mindaugas
Joshua and Mindaugascompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2014, Joshua was ranked #13 and Mindaugas #3895 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 1996, Joshua was ranked #278 and Mindaugas #533 among boys in Norway.
Joshua and Mindaugas over time
Joshua and Mindaugas appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Mindaugas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Joshua in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Mindaugas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Joshua in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Norway · Boys16 shared years, 1973–1996
Joshua held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Mindaugas in 13.
Highest recorded here: Joshua #278 in 1996, Mindaugas #154 in 1982.
The order changed in 1996: Joshua moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #535 and #462; by 1996 that had become #278 and #533.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Joshua #278, Mindaugas #533.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Joshua | Mindaugas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From Hebrew Yehoshua, combining 'yeho' (referring to God) with 'yasha' ('to save') — 'Yahweh is salvation'. Joshua succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelites in the Old Testament. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒɑʃ.u.ə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #81 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3895 (2014) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Joshua has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Mindaugas does not have one recorded yet.
- Joshua has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mindaugas.
- A meaning is recorded for Joshua; Mindaugas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Joshua
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #77 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1971–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1993 (recorded 1971–2024).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #405 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mindaugas
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #576 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–1996
Highest recorded position: #154 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1969–1996).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #3895 among boys in England and Wales, in 2014.
England and Wales · Boys