Jahshua
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JASH-oo-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jahshua is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is salvation”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jahshua mean?
Hebrew: variant of Joshua
“God is salvation”
Variant spelling of Joshua, who led the Israelites into Canaan after the death of Moses.
Is Jahshua a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahshua is a boys' name.
How popular is Jahshua in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Jahshua in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jahshua in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
Nicknames for Jahshua
- Josh 68 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jahshua
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Ibrahim, Hamza, Zamir, Mustafa, Muhammad, Abdullah, Yahir, Jamir, Zahir, Asaiah, Zakariya
Names related to Jahshua
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jahshua: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jahshua, updated 20 October 2026.