#572024 rank
1989peak year
1,197,710babies named Joshua since 1880
▼ 21%5-year trend
Joshua popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Joshua mean?
From Hebrew Yehoshua, 'God is salvation', Moses' successor who led Israel into Canaan. A Puritan favorite that became a mega-popular American name from the 1970s onward.
OriginHebrew
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, mythic
Names like Joshua
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Famous Joshuas
- Joshua Jackson, actor
Spellings & variants
JosueYehoshua
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